Much has been made of the lack of true modern A-list stars in Hollywood. Tom Cruise seems to be the last real one (though I’m sure some of his contemporaries like Brad Pitt and Matt Damon might disagree with that assessment), but he is not a young man (and neither are the other two I mentioned). Can Hollywood survive an era where there are no … Continue reading How To Make A Killing Review
Weight loss culture is a big thing these days. I feel like that’s a permanent truism, really. When has weight loss NOT been one of the pre-eminent things on Americans’ minds? It’s a constant top New Year’s Resolution every single winter, and celebrity culture has made thin in for ages now. But in the back half of the 2020’s, it only seems to be rising … Continue reading Saccharine Review
Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Written by Zoe Kazan Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Elliott Gould, Deborah Ann Woll, Alia Shawkat, Steve Coogan, and Aasif Mandvi This fantasy rom-com boasts some smart things to say about the male entitlement that drives this story forward underneath a Nice Guy exterior. My mom had seen this when I was … Continue reading Review of Ruby Sparks
1999 is widely considered one of the best years for film in the medium’s history. The Mummy, The Matrix, Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2, Office Space, and several other notable offerings have a lot of folks absolutely in love with the last year of the 1990’s from a cinematic perspective. This is all to say that when you ask folks to name … Continue reading Sleepy Hollow Review
Building a movie around a shtick is always a double-edged sword. Whether it’s an extended one-cut or non-linear storytelling or a lack of dialogue (as with today’s outing), you could end up with a sensational picture that achieves what others can’t… or you could end up with a flick that can’t get out of its own way and whose gimmick is more distraction than benefit. … Continue reading Motor City Review
Another week, another new horror release has hit our favorite streaming service, Shudder. To be absolutely honest, Shudder has not been knocking it out of the park so far in 2026. So far of note, we have had Honey Bunch and Forbidden Fruits as outings that I quite enjoyed, and that was just about it. Well, I guess sMothered wasn’t bad, either. But it’s July … Continue reading Touch Me Review
As of this writing, it’s July 1st. Coming into today, I had seen 56 movies released in 2026. Not quite the pace I was on last year, but not a bad one by any stretch. With most of the days of the year in the backend, I’m likely easily going to crush 100 new releases in the calendar year. And that’s got me excited. So … Continue reading Little Brother Review
Up until today, the oldest movie I had watched in 2026 was 1957’s The Seventh Seal. Which is definitely old! But I thought I could do a little better. After having skipped over the choice on Tubi a couple of times, I finally sat myself down and decided to go a full eighteen years older and watch 1939’s Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Despite his … Continue reading Mr. Smith Goes To Washington Review
I like to imagine I’m really confusing the hell out of the little gremlin personally in charge of my Tubi algorithm. In recent months, Tubi has become one of my favorite streaming services. Its movie selection is almost unparalleled, and it has a wide array of both big name flicks and independent outings exclusive to the streamer. While most other services are clogging up with … Continue reading Prank Night Review
This isn’t my first foray into the history of the Slasher film genre. I still do love me some Slashers, but something like 90% of my experience with them comes in the form of franchises. Your Halloweens or Fridays The 13th or A Nightmares On Elm Street or even a Maniac Cop or three. I dig them, but I tend to dig them in bunches, … Continue reading The Burning Review
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
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
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
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
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
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