Pulp Fiction is a wild ride of a movie with a complicated story, partly because of its irreverent violence, its singular performances, its humor, and—of course—all of those plot twists. The first viewing is a real rollercoaster, as the viewer tries to keep track of a plot told from multiple points of view and out … Read more
The New York Times recently released a list of the Top 100 Films of the 21st century that includes titles from a multitude of genres, but only a few action movies made the cut, like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Hurt Locker, and Inception. It should come as no surprise that the highest-ranked action film, … Read more
With The Handmaid’s Tale, published in 1985, writer Margaret Atwood created an unsettling dystopia with a bleak version of America, particularly for its women. The book was set after the Second American Civil War in a theocratic part of the country renamed Gilead, in which fertile women were forced to bear children for the ruling … Read more
Of all the different mythical monsters and creatures that have been explored and examined in the medium of film, few have been as so directly ingrained within the spirit of film quite like the vampire. From early, genre-defining experiences like the original Nosferatu to wild, high-concept vampire action films like Blade to a steamy vampire … Read more
The second half of 2025 is packed with big budgets, buzzy trailers, and studio confidence. On paper, at least. But Hollywood’s track record suggests that when expectations run wild, reality often sputters. As always, a fair number of movies that seem great in theory will underperform at the box office (or even flop completely). With … Read more
Ever since Demon Slayer popularized the recent trend of moviefying episodes of the upcoming season with Mugen Train, it feels like the art of the anime movie has started to lose its sheen. As much as I enjoyed DanDaDan: Evil Eye, it’s just an extension of the series, whereas the best anime films use the … Read more
This article contains spoilers for some of the stories discussed. Few writers captured existential dread quite like H.P. Lovecraft. He was a pioneer of cosmic horror, telling tales of eldritch monsters and mind-warping magic decades before those ideas became mainstream. He also went further than most of his horror contemporaries in terms of sheer bleakness, … Read more
The filmmaking duo of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen is perhaps the most beloved and renowned directing partnership in cinematic history, and it seems impossible for anyone to feel ambivalent toward them, let alone dislike them. They are a pair that endures today, even though the two haven’t made a film together since 2018. The … Read more
Striking the perfect balance between the high production values of cinema and the long-form storytelling of television, the miniseries format has given us some of the greatest TV shows of all time, so it’s no surprise that HBO, one of the premier producers of prestige television, has created several great miniseries over the years. But … Read more
Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a documentary, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. The title is not hyperbole, as it dives deep into every facet of Jaws, whether it be how author Peter Benchley came up with the title of the novel, the disastrous shooting schedule with a mechanical lead who … Read more