I’ve written so many times about Shudder. No other streaming service brings me as much joy while, at the same time, also inflicting upon me so much suffering. Shudder Roulette is real; I never have any idea what I am going to get from that service. I was quite pleased earlier this year with Honey Bunch, sure. But it’s been rough sledding since then. Just … Continue reading This Is Not A Test Review
Great Action, but Overly Long I don’t particularly enjoy sports. Nor do I enjoy sports movies. Not unless there’s some kind of underlying drama pushing forth the action and engaging me with the characters and themes. Most films do have this, sure. However, there’s a difference between a well-done drama such as The Wrestler and an inspiring been there, done that movie like Remember the Titans. Both films … Continue reading F1 is Formulaic
Joey and Markellus from the So Wizard podcast are back as a team to discuss the specially requested Dragon Ball Evolution! And… wait, did one of us LIKE it? For more from the So Wizard podcast, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 178: Dragonball Evolution
My uncle and his nuclear family are almost all borderline professional scuba divers. They have been doing it for years, and they’ve gotten various levels of certifications and… I dunno… degrees? What do you get for being really good at scuba? Medals? Regardless, whatever it is, they have it. They have dived all around the world. It’s… not for me. Were you aware that you … Continue reading Kraken Review
Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai Starring Hisako Kanemoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Miyu Irino, Rina Hidaka, Fumiko Orikasa, Sumi Shimamoto, Junko Takeuchi, Kanae Itou, and Tamio Ohki This touching and sorrowful tale proves to be a compelling entry in Makoto Shinkai’s oeuvre while being evocative of Studio Ghibli’s work. It’s interesting to go through reviews for this and see just how many people accuse it of … Continue reading Review of Children Who Chase Lost Voices
It’s no update to anyone to say that the Western genre of movies has been having a hard go of it for the past thirty years or so. There was a bit of a revival in the 1990’s when both Tombstone and The Unforgiven hit big and created some buzz, but that actually seemed to die off relatively quickly. They didn’t end up creating a … Continue reading Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid Review
Showing Goodness to Everyone Recently, Fox News featured a story about how Superman has suddenly gone woke. James Gunn, the director of the Superman film, stated before the movie’s release that “Superman is the story of America. An immigrant who came from other places and populated the country, but for me, it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value, and it is something we have … Continue reading James Gunn’s Superman is a Balm of Kindness
This seems thematic as something I should be saving for a future episode of the Stew World Order podcast, but if you catch our 7/2/2026 episode, you’ll know the podcast is in the process of undergoing a format change! I am very excited for the future of the podcast, but I am also not changing everything all at once! For the next few months, we … Continue reading The Punisher: One Last Kill Review
Welcome to the new Stew World Order! In this episode we start our slow shift to a new listing format with Stew and Paul’s countdown of the top 5 zombie movies ever made! For more from The Countdown, click HERE! Continue reading The Top 5 Zombie Films Of All-Time, featuring Paul from The Countdown Podcast
Created by Steven Conrad Starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, Joy Sunday, Arlan Ruf, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Perfetti, Wynn Everett, Aizley Ford, and Maddyn Kendall With its ability to subvert my expectations and weave a nuanced sweetness and poignance into its narrative, this HBO Max offering turns out to be one of the more surprisingly worthwhile shows as of late. The trailer … Continue reading Review of DTF St. Louis
There Are Small Steps Here Coming on the back of the excellent Thunderbolts*, I wondered if The Fantastic Four: First Steps could replicate the former film’s success. After watching the movie, my fellow movie goers and I all agreed: While The Fantastic Four managed to tell a successful story in its own right, it didn’t quite manage to reach the heights of the previous MCU film. We mulled our ideas around … Continue reading The Fantastic Four: First Steps Comes off Flat
To this point in the year, the oldest movie I have seen has been 1958’s The Blob, and I really didn’t think that outing was much of a prize. And not that 1958 is anything to sneeze at, but I felt that, you know, I could go a little older with my watching. So I decided to go very little older and watch 1957’s 12 … Continue reading 12 Angry Men Review
Don’t Intrude on His Family Time Who would have thought that Bob Odenkirk would be our next favorite bad-ass action hero? Well, after Nobody 2, he’s once again proved that he has the chops to carry such a film. While the stunts don’t quite match up to Keanu Reeves’ John Wick films, there’s still enough bite and comedy to the proceedings to heavily entertain. Nobody 2 improves upon the first … Continue reading Nobody 2 is One Badass Vacation
Directed by Graham Mason Written by Graham Mason and Ikechukwu Ufomadu Starring Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Matt Barats, Ana Fabrega, Grace Rex, John Early, Aparna Nancherla, Anthony Oberbeck, Jessica Damouni, and Stavros Halkias With its quirky sense of humor, this takes its Columbo- and The Naked Gun-esque tale of murder down a stylistic and endearing path that gets quite a few chuckles out of me. I’ll admit … Continue reading Review of Inspector Ike
Author Ryan McGinnis joins The Order this episode to discuss the MCU’s attempt at a Fantastic Four flick. Was it worth the wait? For more from Ryan, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 177: Fantastic Four – First Steps
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