It feels like only yesterday that the first season of breakout Netflix mash Wednesday became a veritable pop culture phenomena. In reality, nearly three years have passed since we last visited the hallowed halls of Nevermore Academy. In the interim, lead star Jenna Ortega has seen monumental success with Scream VI and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and … Continue reading TV Review: Wednesday – Season 2
Fantasia 2025: ChaO
★★★★ Japanese animation is in an entirely different realm than what we see over here from the Western branches. ChaO further proves that originality and bold storytelling come first, with creative visuals following soon after. Its unconventional mermaid romance makes a perfect venue to explore themes of ecological impacts as well as relationship power dynamics. … Continue reading Fantasia 2025: ChaO
Fantasia 2025: Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
★★★★ Atmospheric and haunting, Taiwanese import Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo tackles one of Taiwan’s most legendary ghost stories in style. For the uninitiated, the urban legend of the Mountain Gremlins—an evil spirit who dons a yellow raincoat and a bamboo hat—has been passed down since the 1970s. For debut director Tsai Chia Ying, the … Continue reading Fantasia 2025: Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
Film Review: Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires
★★★★ Back in 2018, a little Disney Channel Original Movie debuted featuring adorkable zombie Zed swept up in a forbidden romance with not-so-human Addison. Who would have thought seven years later, we would be looking at one of the longest-running DCOM franchises to maintain the original leads in Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly. The biggest … Continue reading Film Review: Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires
Film Review: Oh, Hi!
★★★★ To call modern dating indescribably frustrating would almost be selling it short. I often thank my lucky stars that I found a serious boyfriend before the era of dating apps took over everything. Poor Iris (Molly Gordon) is unfortunately not so lucky. She seems to have bagged herself the perfect boyfriend. By all accounts, … Continue reading Film Review: Oh, Hi!
Film Review: Something Casual
★★★★ They say that the act of falling in love is like a dance between two people. What if this was more than just a figure of speech? Something Casual takes a literal translation of the concept, weaving stunning choreography from JA Collective into a tender connection between two people. Anchoring the story are Nico … Continue reading Film Review: Something Casual
Tribeca 2025: The Best You Can
★★★★ Real-life married couple Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon just really love working together, huh? For the first time in twenty years, the duo return to the screen for an unconventional middled-age romance. Putting the age gap relationship under the microscope, director Michael J. Weithorn has a fresh energy in willing to approach these unsung … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: The Best You Can
TV Review: And Just Like That… – Season 3
This review contains spoilers for the first six episodes of And Just Like That... Season 3. Please read at your own risk! And Just Like That... showrunner Michael Patrick King brought our core women into a new horizon. In the aftermath of a much-improved sophomore season—and a notable Samantha cameo that left fans swooning during … Continue reading TV Review: And Just Like That… – Season 3
Film Review: Love Bites
★★★★ The queer coming-of-age romance continues to spread its comforting wings far and wide. In Love Bites, teenage love receives a nuanced examination through the lens of an instant-classic Halloween party setting. The French-language film from writer/director Laméo Flores suggests a layered take and riveting character study rather than an over-sexualized fairy tale. Subtle performances … Continue reading Film Review: Love Bites
Blu-Ray Film Review: Queer
★★★★★ A mesmerizing “Come as You Are” meetcute between Drew Starkey and Daniel Craig, Queer should have been a major awards contender at the most recent Academy Awards. Written by Justin Kuritzkes and directed by Luca Guadagnino—notably, the second 2024 title from that exact same team after the masterful Challengers—this unique drama takes inspiration from … Continue reading Blu-Ray Film Review: Queer