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TIFF 2024 Review: Pamela Anderson Can’t Save the Muddled The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl follows a veteran dancer on the Vegas strip as she plans a new future when her show closes down. But when you’ve had the same artistic job for 30 years, what prospects are you left with?
TIFF 2024 Review: K-Pops is a Magical, Laugh-Out-Loud Journey to Self-Discovery Through Music
In K-Pops, award-winning musician Anderson .Paak plays BJ, an aspiring musician, who follows his dreams all the way to Seoul where his past catches up with him and makes him rethink what he’s really searching for in his life.
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Day of the Dead Remake (2008)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
REVIEW: The Acolyte Was the Devastatingly Clever Spark That Star Wars Needed
Set 100 years before the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Acolyte follows former Jedi Padawan Osha (Amandla Stenberg) and a group of Jedi on the hunt for a mysterious killer who has been taking out some of their own. But when a new Force-user emerges, secrets long-hidden threaten to unravel all ...
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Diary of the Dead (2007)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
ESSAY: Extreme Ghostbusters is Extremely Good (with Episode Guide)
There’s a piece of Ghostbusters media that often gets lost in the shuffle. No, I’m not talking about that one, I’m talking about Extreme Ghostbusters! If you’re unfamiliar, Extreme Ghostbusters [also known as XGB] was a short-lived animated series designed as a sequel series to The Real ...
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
Review: Young Woman and the Sea Highlights the Indomitable Human Spirit to Defeat Old White Dudes
Young Woman and the Sea tells the true story of how Trudy Ederle (Daisy Ridley) overcame the extraordinary sexism of the 1920s to follow her dreams of swimming across the English Channel, a feat achieved only by five men at the time, and no women.
Manga, Reviews, Television and Film
REVIEW: Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle is a Smash Hit
Would you watch an animated volleyball game in a movie theater? What if that volleyball game was the culmination of years of friendly rivalry between the two teams and the climax of several character arcs? What if the sound design was really, really good?












