★★★★★ Coyote vs. Acme drops an anvil on the competition, easily becoming one of the best live-action/animation hybrids in years. As someone who grew up on Looney Tunes and Space Jam, I have been waiting for another theatrical movie that utilizes these crazy cartoons to their fullest potential. Two years ago, The Day the Earth … Continue reading Film Review: Coyote vs. Acme
Film Review: Buddy
★★★★★ As a baby of the 90s, television geared towards kids of that era has such a specific look and feel. Between Barney, Blues Clues, and Gullah Gullah Island, the hybrid worlds where anthropomorphic animals and humans coexisted together while teaching life lessons, often through song, were a comforting oddity well before the days of … Continue reading Film Review: Buddy
Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
★★★★★ If you thought SCREAM was meta, just wait for Camp Miasma! Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is the latest horror film from acclaimed director Jane Schoenbrun. Given the ambiguous, metaphorical nature of their previous film, I Saw the TV Glow, it was difficult to manage expectations. That title proved very divisive among … Continue reading Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Film Review: Camp Rock 3
★★★ We (still) rock? Yes, it may be a jaw-dropping sixteen years since we last visited in 2010's Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, but this three-quel makes a solid case for reopening the comforting musical franchise for a whole new generation. In the years since, original stars Demi Lovato and Jonas Brothers trio Nick, … Continue reading Film Review: Camp Rock 3
Film Review: Nimrods
★★★★★ Nimrods, the new film produced by Green Day and infused with their lifeblood, is a delightful romp that feels very 90s. A coming-of-age punk rock comedy inspired by the band's early touring days, the film takes its title directly from 1997 album Nimrod. From its grungy style to a soundtrack bursting with perfectly cherry-picked … Continue reading Film Review: Nimrods
Fantasia 2026: Bowels of Hell
★★★ A horror movie about killer toilets? No, we’re not “shitting you”: Bowels of Hell is the real deal. This very strange movie transforms a facet of life into the source of an elaborately preposterous nightmare. The gross-out nature of the movie should prove to be pure camp, but instead, the filmmakers take this all … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Bowels of Hell
Film Review: I Want Your Sex
★★★★★ Indie favorite Gregg Araki really knows sex. From early favorites The Living End and Totally F***ed Up to the masterful Mysterious Skin and even his ultra-gay, oddball Starz series, Now Apocalypse, the best of Araki's works find a way to alchemize eroticism and dark comedy. I Want Your Sex may be Araki's most audience-friendly … Continue reading Film Review: I Want Your Sex
Fantasia 2026: Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X
★★★★ For campy ridiculousness and queer joy, it doesn't get much better than preposterously-named Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X. Based on the Filipino sensation, this gem was a blast from start to finish, supercharged with a specific energy that I’ve only tasted from seasons of Drag Race Philippines. These characters, the super … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X
Fantasia 2026: Blaise
★★★★ French gem Blaise is a joyous, laugh-out-loud funny delight. It's these kind of strange indie films that really mark the medium as all-encompassing. Those who think animation is strictly a cartoon for kids are missing out. A memorable oddity that embraces being different, much like its lovable protagonist, Blaise balances cringe comedy and political … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Blaise
Film Review: Moana (2026)
★★ Disney's latest live-action remake arrives in theaters just ten years after the original Moana, making it one of the studio's most baffling reduxes yet. With countless animated classics still waiting for the live-action treatment—including Hercules and Tangled—why was Moana deemed worthy? Where is Aladdin 2? The original isn't old enough to inspire much nostalgia. … Continue reading Film Review: Moana (2026)