Locke & Key: Season 1 – Review
Netflix may have lost the rights to its popular Marvel TV characters, but there are always more comic books to adapt! Could Netflix’s adaptation of ‘Locke & Key’ reignite its comic book success?
Month: February 2020
Seberg – Review
“Seberg” is not quite a Jean Seberg biopic, opting instead to tell a sliver of her story that reflects more on the world that she inhabited. Is this the film Seberg’s life deserves?
DEEP/DIVE – Pitch Black (2000)
Owen takes a DEEP/DIVE into 2000’s “Pitch Black” on its 20th birthday (holy crap). It’s the film that would kickstart Vin Diesel’s off-the-wall Riddick franchise, but how exactly did this low-budget sci-fi horror capture our hearts and wallets?
Did We Ruin Our Sci-Fi Dreams? Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Over the past decades, escapist television sci-fi has largely given way to darker sci-fi coded heavily with the environment and political issues that we face today. But has dedicating so much of our futuristic storytelling bandwidth towards saving today’s world ruined the genre in the process?
Sonic the Hedgehog – Review
Sonic the Hedgehog has long baffled audiences across the globe. In trying to determine the point of this film, we put our local Sonic expert, Ben Yaxley, onto the case.
Emma. – Review
‘Emma.’ continues the recent hot streak of film adaptations of women’s novels, presenting Jane Austen’s Regency-era comedy with fitting charisma and flair.
Marriage Story – Review
‘Marriage Story’ gives divorce a detailed, layered treatment that embraces the messiness and confusion inherent in the process.
The Lighthouse – Review
“The Lighthouse” depicts the waning sanity of two men working on an isolated island. Are the compelling presences of Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson enough to get us through, or are we all in danger of losing our minds on this damned rock?
Birds of Prey – Review
Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn returns in “Birds of Prey”, a film that strives to scrub the word “serious” from the DC movie formula. Is more Quinn exactly what the DCEU needs, or is the fantabulousness getting out of hand?
Parasite – Review
Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ is a detailed and genre-defying experience that pushes into increasingly strange and compelling territory.