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
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
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
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
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
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
Directed by Phillip Noyce Written by Terry Hayes Based on the 1963 novel Dead Calm by Charles Williams Starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, and Benji (the dog) By trapping us out on the ocean and offering up three stars who are all on their A-game, this thriller whips up such a deeply claustrophobic atmosphere for me to sink my teeth into. There are … Continue reading Review of Dead Calm
It is legitimately amazing to me how many shark attack movies there have been made in the world ever since the success of Jaws back in the 1970’s. “Shark attack movies” is almost commonplace enough to be its own whole genre of cinema. No other breed of animal has been committed to film as predatory antagonists nearly as often as sharks have. Granted, it’s not … Continue reading Thrash Review
You know a Shudder movie is a big deal when it gets a full theatrical release before it hits the horror streaming service. Previously, such films have included Late Night With The Devil and In A Violent Nature. These were efforts where there was clearly enough sentiment that they would do well in cinemas and draw in some more profit for the company, so they … Continue reading Dolly Review
The Wrestler-To-Actor pipeline sure is full of twists and turns and loop-de-loops. You would think that being real time performers for whom speaking is a large part of the job, they would be able to create a screen presence and recite lines pretty easily when allowed multiple takes. And yet, it’s anything besides a sure thing, as history has shown. One of the greatest and … Continue reading Night Patrol Review
Here’s something I really dig about Letterboxd, especially as someone who ponied up the money to subscribe as a patron this year for the first time: when you fall into little holes of movie review niches, it never lets you forget them. Earlier this year, I watched three Rocky movies, and ever since then, my Letterboxd statistics have not missed an opportunity to remind me … Continue reading The “Before Trilogy” Review
Supernatural Folk Horror THE WHISTLER Starring Diane Guerrero & Juan Pablo Raba Haunts Theaters April 17 Diane Guerrero (Doom Patrol, Orange Is the New Black) and Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) are haunted by an evil spirit in The Whistler. A character-driven blend of folk horror, supernatural suspense, and cultural resonance, the film opens in select theaters on April 17 via Vertical. I don’t watch as many … Continue reading The Whistler (2026) Review
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