★★★★ There may be no convincing way to sell the largeness of the Stranger Things phenomena to an outsider. Having followed the show since day one, I still remember needing to special-order custom merchandise due to the Netflix breakout itself having zero out at the time. Wearing it to a convention was akin to having … Continue reading Film Review: One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Film Review: Pavements
★★★★ At this point, it would appear that nearly every major chart-topping megastar has delivered a jukebox musical of their greatest hits, a movie biography, or an immersive museum collecting artifacts of their greatest achievements. Accomplishing all three would be a herculean task that few musical acts would dare to approach. Enter: Pavement, the self-proclaimed … Continue reading Film Review: Pavements
Film Review: Marmalade
★★★★★ 2024 just started, and even still we already have one of the most unique and entertaining features of the year. Stranger Things breakout Joe Keery certainly knows how to pick them. Marmalade emerges as a semi-hybrid genre mixture, carefully blending crime, comedy, romance, and drama to intoxicating effect. As with Spree before it, Marmalade … Continue reading Film Review: Marmalade
TV Review: Stranger Things 4, Volume 1
I remain in awe of the massive, ever-growing fanbase for Netflix’s Stranger Things—from a sleeper hit in 2016 to emerging as one of the streamer’s finest offerings, this a horror/sci-fi success story unlike any other. The third season was my favorite so far, evolving into a campier, large-scale 80s horror extravaganza. Thanks to the worldwide … Continue reading TV Review: Stranger Things 4, Volume 1