Written and directed by Elliot Tuttle Starring Reed Birney and Kieron Moore This takes a bold path towards challenging us with its deeply uncomfortable material, and it achieves that with quite a nimble hand. What writer-director Elliot Tuttle does to keep things afloat with Reed Birney and Kieron Moore onboard as the starring duo deserves admiration, because this could have easily collapsed into a bucket … Continue reading Review of Blue Film
I’m having a very Sylvester Stallone-ified 2026 so far. First, there was my rush of Rocky movies that I watched earlier this year. Then there was my recent rewatch of Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2, which I will be covering on the 8/12/26 episode of the Stew World Order podcast. I actually always forget Stallone is in that, his role is so minor and … Continue reading First Blood Review
Directed by Valerie Weiss Written by Casey Schroen Starring Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason, Michael Grant Terry, Bill Sage, Dendrie Taylor, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Alexis Rosinsky, and Timothy Granaderos Damn, a lesbian action thriller that shows off the badassery of archery? Now this is the suspenseful substance that we need more of. As someone who’s taken precisely one archery lesson, which occurred on my 18th birthday, … Continue reading Review of The Archer
Finding Both Logic and Artistry in Life “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large- I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman’s famous lines in the “Song of Myself” section of Leaves of Grass take on both new and literal meaning in The Life of Chuck. This Stephen King adaptation arrives with a magical and fantastical bent all its own. The Life of Chuck beats the metaphorical drum … Continue reading The Life of Chuck Looks Death in the Face
Our good friend Julio is back in the second ever episode of the NEW Stew World Order, and he’s got us listing the Top 5 [Butt]-Whuppings In Pop Culture! For more from The Contrarians, click HERE! Continue reading The Top Five Butt-Whuppings in Pop Culture, featuring Julio from The Contrarians
You know, I’m perfectly fine with the way movies are release nowadays. I know there are complaints that the only movies that get made are low-budget efforts that won’t hurt a studio if they fail or big budget blockbusters. People will lament that the mid-cost movie never gets made anymore. Where are the Adventure pictures? What happened to the studio Comedy? Where have all of … Continue reading Office Romance Review
Written and directed by Larry Cohen Starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden, Nick Chinlund, Red Buttons, James Dixon, and Stan Lee The chaotic creativity of this 1990 flick is absolutely something that belongs in Larry Cohen’s distinct filmography, and it’s all such fun to gobble up. I can understand why I’d come across a review that compared … Continue reading Review of The Ambulance
Legacy sequels are a strange beast. To come out with a sequel years (and sometimes decades) after a previous movie was released can be a real double-edged sword. You can capture nostalgia and tell an interesting story about where the characters have been in the intervening years. But you also have to make sure the tale you are telling is worthwhile and needs to be … Continue reading The Mummy Returns Review
By the Numbers Carbon Copy I haven’t seen the animated version of How to Train Your Dragon for quite a while. So, before heading to the theatres to review this one, I decided to revisit the original. I saw that, yes, the first How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD for short) is a great example of an animated film done right. Jay Baruchel (Hiccup), Gerard Butler (Stoick), and Craig Ferguson … Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon Pales in Comparison to Animation
Nothing makes me feel more pretentious and pseudo-artsy-fartsy than a thought I had earlier today: I have really eclectic taste in movies. Now, do I think most everyone has an eclectic taste in film, whether they realize it to not? Yes, I really do. So I don’t think I’m too darned special in this regard. But still… it’s good to know that I can get … Continue reading Miss You, Love You Review
RedRomina joins The Order this episode to discuss a time back when Ryan Reynolds was still trying to find a comic book property to hit with. This attempt? Dark Horse’s R.I.P.D.! For more from RedRomina, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 179: R.I.P.D.
I watched Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia earlier this year on a whim. It was one of those movies that I was not positive if I had ever seen it before or not, so I found it on a service and put it on. I had a very good time with it, and I just kind of moved on with my life. It was great, but it … Continue reading Dunkirk Review
Pixar’s Best Since Inside Out Have you ever felt alone? Unwanted? Odds are you have. These emotions are an integral part of the human condition. Most, if not all of us, have experienced them at one time or another. For Elio (Yonas Kibreab), these feelings are all too common. Left in a world without his parents, he yearns for an escape, an alien kidnapping. Strangely … Continue reading Elio Reminds Us That We’re Not Alone
Man, remember when The Rock used to have hair? I know his hairline was doing him no favors by the mid-2000’s, but I always thought Rocky’s hair was a striking part of his look. Bald Dwayne is just another in a long line of hairless badass types, and it doesn’t have the flavor that he used to have. Maybe that’s just me, though. When I … Continue reading The Rundown Review
Written and directed by Curry Barker Starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, Cooper Tomlinson, Andy Richter, and Curry Barker Good lord, this is one of the most anxiety-inducing movies I’ve seen in a long while, allowing the dread and the bleakness to wrap themselves around me as I witness the horrifying and heart-wrenching consequences of an incredibly foolish wish. I had already been onboard … Continue reading Review of Obsession
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