It’s an incredible feat to swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, and a cherry on top to do it at 64 when an ageist consensus has counted you out. In her fifth attempt, prolific distance swimmer Dianna Nyad completed the 111-mile trek without a shark net in 2013. Since then, there has been […]
November 6, 2023
“I’m in the hope business, and I just hate sad endings,” Sylvester Stallone proclaims at the end of his Netflix documentary, Sly. It’s the underdog spirit that has been a consistent driver throughout Stallone’s storied career. When he wasn’t getting cast in roles that he wanted, Stallone wrote them. Much of what we see in […]
November 3, 2023
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla will immediately bring the validity of how important viewpoints are to your attention. There are many ways to think of the late Elvis Presley’s legend – the extravagant performance robes, the 500 million records sold, and the aura that has impersonators emulating his image today. We tend to view Elvis from the […]
November 1, 2023
The harsh, thick air of the late 1930s Spanish Civil War makes its presence known immediately in Sister Death. A young woman named Narcisa (Aria Bedmar) makes her way to a small convent doubling as a school for underprivileged girls; the bullet holes serve as eerie reminders in the walls outside. It’s a place tucked […]
November 1, 2023
The drops of water coming from the bathtub’s faucet at the beginning of Story Ave sound as loud as an earthquake. It’s in a bathroom where Kadir (Asante Blackk), a high school student and talented artist, tries to make sense of one of the most challenging days of his life. His disabled brother passed away […]
October 27, 2023
Cautious: spoilers for ‘Loki’ episode four ahead. You’ve been warned. If you’re reading this review, you’re aware of the tempo these Marvel shows go. Something big almost always happens at the end of episode four, and this season of Loki is no exception. I didn’t have the temporal loom exploding on my bingo card (I […]
October 26, 2023
For three installments, the Hell House LLC franchise has given us found footage vibes mixed with some twisted family history entangled in the occult. One would think that the story is over, given the Abaddon Hotel burned down in the 2019 Lake of Fire. But alas, the frights and lore don’t stop at the bottom […]
October 26, 2023
Five Nights At Freddy’s had a minor issue with its film adaptation right out of the gate. It’s a little awkward when a film gets released two years prior that already dips into your concept – specifically speaking about the Nicolas Cage-led Willy’s Wonderland. But this series of games that will conjure up fears of […]
October 26, 2023
The holidays are a mixed bag. For some of us, it’s full of quality time with family, treats, happiness, and something good under the tree. For others, it’s a reminder of what we lack regarding people and life goals, and you want to get through it as unscathed as possible. In story-esque fashion, most Christmas-themed […]
October 25, 2023
Hannah (Hadley Robinson) is a ball of anxiety and trauma from a wide array of parameters. Appendage begins with an innocent dinner with Hannah’s mother and father. As she pours wine into her glass, her mother, Stacy (Deborah Rennard), takes it away from her. From there, a bodily phenomenon happens, and a slight growth appears […]
October 25, 2023
Within the many (and I mean many) generational observations within Old Dads, there’s somewhat of a three-act sitcom-like story about aging within a rapidly changing world where the norms and modes previously tolerated have changed. One character has to be dragged kicking and screaming upon realization – offending many and getting every gripe about it […]
October 24, 2023