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 that the Jedi, and…
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 Ghostbusters. The show took place a few years…
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.
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?
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Return of the Living Dead 4 & 5 (2005)
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: Spider-Man 2 at 20: A Retrospective
Can you believe it? Spider-Man 2 came out twenty years ago today! It premiered at what was then known as the Mann Village Theater on June 25, 2004, before its nationwide release five days later.
Is Anime Transing Our Teens? Inside a Moral Panic
Anybody familiar with the weirder corners of Reagan-era pop culture must surely be aware of a notorious group by the name of Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons (BADD). Founded in 1983 and incorporated as a non-profit entity the following year, BADD was built on the premise that fantasy role-playing games were turning youngsters towards black…
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Day of the Dead 2 (2005)
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: Dead at 55: Land of the Dead (2005)
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: Shōgun is Poetry Disguised as a War Epic
Set against religious and political tensions in feudal Japan, one leader’s ambitions to become Shōgun are aided by a courageous translator and a marooned Englishman with an agenda of his own. Our spoiler-filled review dives into why Shōgun 2024 has been such a hit for Hulu and Disney+.