I love when you can watch a new movie and directly trace its influences back to other films that you have always loved. But more on that in the Ups and Downs segment of this review for reasons I will get into soon… Coming out on 9/23/2025 to Screambox, we have the new horror flick The Draft!–and yes, the exclamation point is part of the … Continue reading The Draft! Review
After my defense of Phase Four, we still find ourselves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Post-Endgame world. And this will be my last Ranking The Franchise for the MCU for quite some time; Phase Six’s culmination is nowhere in sight in the near future yet! So enjoy this article while it lasts. After two straight [at least somewhat] extended phases, the MCU returned here to … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Five
Musician Sean Faust joins The Order this episode to discuss the original Crow movie. How does it hold up in 2025? For more from Sean, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 158: The Crow (1994)
Well, here it is: the dreaded “Post-Endgame” Marvel Cinematic Universe that we all hear so much about. With the, admittedly exemplary, third phase of the MCU in our rearview mirror, it’s time to look at just how the cinematic juggernaut shook out in its wake. And let’s be very real about two things here before we start: First, Phase Three, as we examined, was top-to-bottom … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Four
Is the 1980’s the best decade for cinema? I’m not saying it is, or that I agree with the sentiment. But I know a lot of folks that would support the notion. It’s a decade full of beloved classics and tons of nostalgic gems. And I’m not going to lie; there’s a lot of comfort food there for me as someone who was born in … Continue reading The Breakfast Club Review
It’s time to review another movie coming to Screambox, as we take a look today at the Brazilian horror feature, A Mother’s Embrace, which will be dropping on the service on 9/16/2025! A Mother’s Embrace is directed by Cristian Ponce, and it starts off in the childhood of our protagonist, Ana. She and her mother start off at home–where her mom makes Ana guzzle down … Continue reading A Mother’s Embrace Review
After reviewing the first two phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you almost get the feeling someone behind the scenes messed up when it came to Phase Three. Phase One and Phase Two, as you may recall from my recent reviews of them, were each six movies long. So when we dive into Phase Three, we find out that it is… almost twice as big?! … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Three
One hundred and fifty-seven episodes into the podcast before we finally covered Iron Man, the progenitor of the MCU? That’s wild! But tune in as Tommy from the Haven’t Scene It podcast joins the Order to see how good it was when the MCU kicked off. For more from Haven’t Scene It, click HERE. Continue reading Episode 157: Iron Man
Every so often, you find a movie that doesn’t quite belong on the streaming service on which you find it. To that end, my wife and I just watched the 1999 film Jawbreaker… on Shudder. The same Shudder that specializes in horror offerings. And it was showing the black comedy film Jawbreaker. It didn’t make loads of sense, but that’s where we found it. Every … Continue reading Above The Knee Review
With Phase One in the rear view mirror for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, success was already well in hand for the burgeoning juggernaut. After a stellar start in Iron Man, they may have had a few mid-level follow-ups, but The Avengers proved there was a voracious desire to see more from Marvel. So how would they fare with their next several offerings? It was time … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase Two
I do so love these Blast From The Past reviews where I take a look back at films from all different timeframes of cinema. I’ve done the very recent history with movies like La La Land, and I’ve gone back to the beginning of Hollywood with flicks like The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari. Today, I’m going back, but not TOO terribly far, as this is … Continue reading Excalibur (1981) Review
John from The Pint is back yet again to discuss the 1989-set action movie, Atomic Blonde! For more from The Pint, click HERE! Continue reading Episode 156: Atomic Blonde
I’m back on my franchise ranking horse! I do love taking a look back at an entire movie franchise I have watched every entry of and deciding how it goes from best to worst. It’s a great conversational piece, too, for the comments section. How would YOU rank them, et cetera, et cetera. One of the franchises I’ve had a strong desire to do for … Continue reading Ranking The Franchise: MCU Phase One
I actually remember Tommy Boy getting released back in the 1990’s, as well as how little I ever wanted to see it. I am really not sure why that was. I was a Saturday Night Live fan of the era, and I usually enjoyed the early 90’s cast as “my” era of the show. I wasn’t always a fan of Chris Farley, but I dug … Continue reading Tommy Boy review
I’ve never had whatever genealogical advantage it is to be a male in America and have a car fetish. I’ve just not had any desire to look at cars or purchase cars or race cars or compare cars. It’s all very expensive and boring to me. My car takes me where I need to go, and that’s about all I know about it. But some … Continue reading Eenie Meanie Review
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