Based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Howard, Prime Video's horny new erotic thriller series 56 Days arrives just as the genre has been experiencing quite the comeback. It trades pandemic-era Dublin for present-day Boston, but the whole premise would work no matter where it was set. Dove Cameron (Disney's Descendants) and Avan Jogia (Now … Continue reading TV Review: 56 Days – Season 1
Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
★★★★★ At this point in his career, Rian Johnson has become a well known name, perhaps most famously for firmly dividing the fandom with his Star Wars: The Last Jedi. For this critic, his Knives Out films are his crowning achievement. In the third installment of his murder mystery series, the tone shifts dramatically from … Continue reading Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Brooklyn Horror 2025: Violence
★★★★ Rohan Campbell may be one of the most underrated young actors in the modern horror sphere, cementing a scream king status with each new genre notch on his belt. Violence only entered my orbit when I spotted Campbell among the cast. Later this year, he has another major horror franchise release incoming with a … Continue reading Brooklyn Horror 2025: Violence
Film Review: Strange Harvest
★★★★★ As any fan of the horror genre can attest, actually discovering a film that genuinely scares or even causes nightmares is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Often we gravitate towards what spooked us in our younger years, chasing that high and hoping that the next great horror film will truly get … Continue reading Film Review: Strange Harvest
Film Review: She Rides Shotgun
★★★★ Produced by and starring Taron Egerton, one of the greatest working actors of our generation, She Rides Shotgun was always going to be a must-see merely by association. Since his Golden Globe-winning performance in Rocketman, Egerton has embarked on a series of increasingly fascinating performances, from Tetris and Carry-On to standout Apple TV series … Continue reading Film Review: She Rides Shotgun
Film Review: Ponyboi
★★★★ Always on the lookout for an under-the-radar queer indie, Ponyboi first caught my attention when it premiered at 2024’s Sundance Film Festival. The presence of enthralling internet boyfriend Dylan O’Brien and You breakout star Victoria Pedretti promised a burst of starpower to go with it. Finally, just over a year after debuting to critical … Continue reading Film Review: Ponyboi
Blu-Ray Review: Dexter: Original Sin – Season 1
Welcome to Miami, circa 1991. In Dexter: Original Sin, the second spin-off continuation of Showtime's flagship series, showrunner Clyde Phillips shifts to prequel mode. Dexter: New Blood concluded with Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) shot and left for dead by his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott). We pick up as Dexter's life flashes before his eyes. … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review: Dexter: Original Sin – Season 1
TV Review: The Waterfront – Season 1
Kevin Williamson plus a quiet fishing town plus fisherman—why does it feel like we have been here before? No, this is not an I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, although one comes to cinemas in July. The Waterfront, inspired by true events, gives genre vet Williamson a chance to dip his toes into … Continue reading TV Review: The Waterfront – Season 1
4K Blu-Ray Review: The Nice Guys
★★★★★ Although it flopped at the box office upon release back in 2016, in the near-decade since, Shane Black's riotous buddy comedy/thriller The Nice Guys has developed quite a cult fanbase. At the time, Ryan Gosling was red hot—perhaps even moreso now, considering his Oscar-nominated turns in La La Land and Barbie. The initial rejection … Continue reading 4K Blu-Ray Review: The Nice Guys
Tribeca 2025: Smoke
Carrying over many of the creatives behind Apple TV's riveting true crime thriller series Black Bird, they shift the gears from one world to the next with relative ease. Inspired by the podcast Firebug and based on true events, Smoke delivers another exciting starring vehicle for lead actor, Taron Egerton. Here, Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Smoke