★ The breakfast wars of the 1960s were legendary. At their center: cereal rivals Kellog's and Post. Writer/director Jerry Seinfeld has apparently worked for years on developing the perfect project to harness the power of the Pop Tart. Coming on the heels of so many excellent biopics in recent years, Unfrosted opts for an entirely … Continue reading Film Review: Unfrosted
Film Review: The Idea of You
★★★★★ Based upon the acclaimed novel of the same name, The Idea of You celebrates boy band obsession in this gold-standard rom-com from co-writer/director Michael Showalter (Spoiler Alert, The Eyes of Tammy Faye). For anyone who has ever had a celebrity crush, imagining the fulfillment of that pipe dream seems only possible in the land … Continue reading Film Review: The Idea of You
TV Review: Knuckles
Spinning off from Sonic the Hedgehog and being set in between 2 and the upcoming third installment, Knuckles could have easily phoned it in to deliver an entertaining little side story. Take Knuckles, an outsider learning the customs of Earth for the very first time, present some manner of fish-out-of-water storyline, and sprinkle in some … Continue reading TV Review: Knuckles
Film Review: Sasquatch Sunset
★★ The legend of the Sasquatch has persevered for decades at this point, becoming the subject for many a horror film. Too often we have seen the Sasquatch depicted as a menace, some manner of odd, overly-large creature intent on harming anything that crosses its path. Curiously enough, writer/director David Zellner and his directing partner, … Continue reading Film Review: Sasquatch Sunset
Film Review: Lisa Frankenstein Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray
★★★★★ Coming to Blu-Ray at long last (and currently streaming on Peacock as of this writing), underrated horror/comedy/romance Lisa Frankenstein has a hell of a life for the lumbering dead! Written and directed by two bold female creatives in Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams respectively, this flick did not make much of a splash when … Continue reading Film Review: Lisa Frankenstein Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray
Overlook 2024: I Don’t Understand You
★★★★★ Ah yes, the good ol' days of the jet-black dark comedy tinged with horror. I Don't Understand You harkens back to the yesteryear of this unsung genre with aplomb, evoking underrated favorites such as So I Married an Axe Murderer and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Anyone who has ever taken a vacation in an unfamiliar … Continue reading Overlook 2024: I Don’t Understand You
Film Review: How to Date Billy Walsh
★★★ The rom-com formula works so well for a very particular reason, with the primary one being the comfort of seeing two people fall in love. In Prime Video's How to Date Billy Walsh, the filmmakers assume that its leads have the chemistry to go the distance, without ever proving it as such. At first, … Continue reading Film Review: How to Date Billy Walsh
TV Review: Chucky Season 3 – Part 2
With the first half of season three slicing through the White House back in October, it may feel like the extended wait to see Chucky's third outing conclude has dulled the blade ever-so-slighty. Damn you, pesky strikes! Lest viewers have any doubt, we should learn by now never to count out Don Mancini. Only he … Continue reading TV Review: Chucky Season 3 – Part 2
Film Review: Wicked Little Letters
★★★★ A film claiming to be "more true than you'd think" is always a great way to immediately snatch audience attention. Wicked Little Letters, set in the 1920s, hones in on what was allegedly the worst letter crime ever. In the sleepy town of Littlehampton, a wave of curse-word-laden handwritten letters swept across the desks … Continue reading Film Review: Wicked Little Letters
Film Review: Irish Wish
★★★★ Lindsay Lohan, once of my favorite actresses, has had a bit of a dry spell for me in terms of movies I have genuinely loved. 2013’s The Canyons was probably the last that I found to be a total blast, though I am definitely in the minority there. Color me surprised that Lohan’s newest, … Continue reading Film Review: Irish Wish