★★★★ Netflix's Fear Street trilogy represents the golden standard of throwback slasher movies, perfectly emulating different eras of excellence. For their next foray into R.L. Stine's universe, writer/director Matt Palmer steps in for an inspired adaptation of Stine's novel, The Prom Queen. A masked maniac targets the candidates for Shadyside's 1988 senior prom, contentedly chopping … Continue reading Film Review: Fear Street: Prom Queen
TV Review: You – Season 5
Goodbye, you. After seven seasons and serial killer hopping from New York to Los Angeles to Paris and back to the streets of NYC once more, Joe Goldberg’s whirlwind story of obsession finally comes to a satisfying close. Chasing a neverending fairytale woman, Joe may have his biggest safety blanket yet in the form of … Continue reading TV Review: You – Season 5
Film Review: The Life List
★★★★ A new gold-standard Netflix rom-com has officially arrived, based on the acclaimed book by Lori Nelson Spielman. Led by a dazzling performance from Sofia Carson and the golden retriever boyfriend energy of Kyle Allen, The Life List balances a perfect mix of romance, self-discovery, and tearjerking tragedy. Anyone who has grieved a loved one—especially … Continue reading Film Review: The Life List
Film Review: Our Little Secret
★★★ Every year, they start assaulting the senses like an endless torrent of freezing snowballs. Christmas movies from Hallmark, from Netflix, from every major streamer come out so quickly that keeping track of them all is a task only Santa and his list could accomplish. Lindsay Lohan returns (and executive produces!) her newest foray into … Continue reading Film Review: Our Little Secret
Film Review: Time Cut
★★★ The slasher renaissance is still in full swing, with recent titles including Scream VI, Terrifier 2, and Thanksgiving proving that this beloved subgenre of horror won't be going away anytime soon. In 2023, director Nahnatchka Khan delivered the super fun retro vibes of her time-travel slasher, Totally Killer. Now, just over a year later, … Continue reading Film Review: Time Cut
TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 3
Alice Oseman's graphic novel series has properly taken off in America after being a raging success in the UK, thanks in large part to the adorably note-perfect adaptation of her prose. If season two was the flowery follow-up to its fairy tale debut, embracing romantic locales with gleeful abandon, then season three of Netflix's irresistible … Continue reading TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 3
Film Review: Uglies
★★★★ Acclaimed director McG, responsible for some of my favorite films, including The Babysitter and Charlie's Angels, sets his crosshairs on the young adult dystopian sci-fi world of Uglies. Based upon the four-novel series Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, this creative, beauty-obsessed world of perfection seems too good to be true. A place free from conflict, … Continue reading Film Review: Uglies
TV Review: Terminator Zero
Was anyone really clamoring for an anime iteration of James Cameron's iconic Terminator franchise? After the box office misfires of its most recent series entries, there's no telling what fans truly want. Terminator: Dark Fate was the best since T2: Judgement Day, yet barely anyone showed up to watch it in theatres. Why not let … Continue reading TV Review: Terminator Zero
Film Review: Incoming
★★★★ A good comedy is hard to come by, and a great one feels even more impossible. Making a solid case for the return of the raunchy R-rated sex romp, co-writer/director Dave Chernin fills Incoming with a varied roster of genuine teenage actors, and a sharply funny script to boot. Almost anyone can relate to … Continue reading Film Review: Incoming
Film Review: The Deliverance
★★★★ After viewing the surprisingly effective teaser trailer for The Deliverance, a hesitance in embracing yet another exorcism or demon possession type movie would be understandable. Over the years, we have been inundated by that subgenre of horror to the point of exhaustion. However, this one is notably different in many ways. For starters, it … Continue reading Film Review: The Deliverance