2022

The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie: A Documentary For The Fans

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie goes into the mythology around the song that runs deep and wide, resonating with so many.

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING: A Tune Worth Watching
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING: A Tune Worth Watching

At its core, Where the Crawdads Sing is an examination of abandonment and loneliness, as well as survival within the unrelenting naturalist circle of life.

THE PRINCESS: Action Packed Blunder
THE PRINCESS: Action Packed Blunder

The Princess is a bloody, action-packed adventure, that while entertaining, lacks the depth it had originally promised its viewers.

PERSUASION: A Modestly Flawed Adaptation
PERSUASION: A Modestly Flawed Adaptation

Even with this rushed ending and various bumps in the road, Persuasion proves itself a modest adaptation that, while not the best, is sure to entertain.

BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE: Warping Into A New Age
BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE: Warping Into A New Age

By time-traveling Beavis and Butthead to the future, it forces the cultures of past and present to have to confront each other’s stubbornness.

HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG

There’s a lot to take away from Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, including, most importantly, a better understanding of the artist himself.

LIVING WINE: A Tasty Way to Live Organically
LIVING WINE: A Tasty Way to Live Organically

Whether you’re a wine aficionado, an advocate in the fight for climate change, or just a fan of documentaries, this film will be worth your time.

Butchering the God Butcher: Why Marvel Should Fire Taika Waititi
THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER: Lost In A Fantasy Storm

While not the worst Thor film, Love & Thunder has a lot of potential in its fantasy adventure but rarely rises to become a worthy sequel.

BRIAN AND CHARLES: Charming Robo-bromance Has No Faulty Parts
BRIAN AND CHARLES: Charming Robo-bromance Has No Faulty Parts

Brian and Charles feel like such a British invention; however, its themes and its heart are universal and large.

NEPTUNE FROST: Terabyte Revolution in C-Major
NEPTUNE FROST: Terabyte Revolution in C-Major

The Rwandan-American neon-brushed Afrofuturist musical Neptune Frost is a film radiating with vigorously sensible energy and insight.

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ABANDONED: A Horror That Needs To Be Abandoned

Lacking horror and empathy, Abandoned is film that should be just that – abandoned.

THE BEAR: A Cut Above
THE BEAR: A Cut Above

With only eight episodes, most a half-hour, The Bear is a funny, tense, and riveting binge.

Why JACKASS Is A Queer Obsession
Why JACKASS Is A Queer Obsession

There’s no arguing about how incredibly, wildly, and gleefully gay Jackass is.

SPIDERHEAD: Not Much Here to Look At
SPIDERHEAD: Not Much Here to Look At

Despite solid source material in George Saunders’ short story, Spiderhead is a visually inert misfire and one of director Joseph Kosinsky’s lesser works.

ELVIS: The King's Kaleidoscopic Biopic
ELVIS: The King’s Kaleidoscopic Biopic

The musical performances in Elvis will obviously be a major draw but the stellar performances make it all the more intoxicating.