The Descent ’s ending is “happy” in the sense that Sarah winds up with her daughter (Marshall compared it to the movie Brazil ...

Mickey 17 has a lot going on, but if you want to understand the themes and subtext, we have you covered. It's a lot simpler ...

The Tall T is a film about two halves of this world: the ugly one, and the one that tries to do good while walking life's ...

Hi, my name is Travis Bean. And I have…well. I have what some people say is “unique” taste in movies. Other people would use different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, ...

Jean Rollin's films connect because he doesn't care about narrative logic, because he's committed to immersing the viewer in his characters' lives.

I’ll tell you why Captain America: Brave New World failed. It doesn’t build Sam Wilson up as a character. Look at successful movies about superheroes and superhero-adjacent characters. The Dark Knight ...

I have a new motto for 2025, and perhaps for the rest of my life: keep it simple. The lack of simplicity has ruined this world. Little did we know that by complicating everything we do, we complicate ...

Sometimes a movie completely surprises you, leads you in a direction you don’t expect. Deerskin was one such film. Georges’ journey is ridiculous, hilarious, demented, shocking. But suddenly, as ...

Sideways‘ depiction of high-functioning depression destroys me every time. I laugh my ass off the whole way through, even during the saddest of moments, because Miles’ life is so pathetic and cruel ...

Now that I have a region-free Blu-ray player, I’ve been able to cycle through my Columbia Noir boxsets. Film noir is a genre I’ve always loved, and these lesser-known movies have really opened up a ...