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We’ve all heard the conspiracies about the moon landing, right? Some believe there is no way we could have stepped on the moon, especially back in 1969 when technology was just beginning to blossom exponentially. But then, how do you explain the video proof we have from that historic day, televised across the country, for the world to see this crowning
Read MoreIt’s been a long time coming (thirty years, to be exact), but a new Beverly Hills Cop movie has finally graced our screens. Unfortunately, audiences won’t get a chance to reunite with Eddie Murphy‘s Axel Foley on the big screen, as Netflix would instead prefer to bring this $150 million megablockbuster straight into our living rooms. Of course, they were the
Read MoreMany of us have had childhood dreams that we took a wrong turn away from somewhere along the way. But what if we were given a second chance to fulfill those dreams? You’d be hard-pressed not to give it a shot, right? Prime Video’s new comedy, Space Cadet, is about just that, as a girl who, along with her mom, dreamt
Read MoreIn March 2022, director Ti West and star Mia Goth unveiled their new slasher film, X, with a little twist after the credits: they had already filmed a prequel entitled Pearl. Releasing in September of the same year, Pearl arguably was even more of a cultural success than the first film. The memes of Goth screaming “I’m a starrrr!” speak for the impact in the horror community. After the
Read More‘Horizon: An America Saga – Chapter One’ is incomplete by design, but what’s here is so great that it merits trusting the process.
Read MoreThe late Roger Ebert once gave Jurassic Park a lukewarm 3-star review, broadly criticizing the movie for lacking the subtle nature of Jaws. For him, the monster movie approach in that movie hindered his experience and felt messy in character writing. The film critic’s gripes mainly were that there were too many monsters, and the monsters did not take a back seat
Read MoreWe’ve all done something foolish in the pursuit of love, haven’t we? As a psychologist, I understand that we’re not alone in this. The need and desire to fit in and be accepted is a powerful force in all of us. The universal need for that intoxicating dopamine hit from another person drives us to seek love and support from those
Read MoreWhen the first Inside Out was released in 2015, it felt like animation had been changed for the better. The film follows 11-year-old Riley’s personified emotions as they attempt to help her navigate a significant move that fundamentally changes her life. The depth of the characters and the exploration of depression hit me and so many others like a sucker punch
Read MoreThe story of The Imaginary, which releases on Netflix next month, centers on Amanda, a young girl who lives with her mom, Lizzie, and her best friend, and a playful boy named Rudger. But Rudger (not Roger!) is no ordinary boy. He just happens to be a creation of Amanda’s bountiful imagination, an imaginary friend. The new animated film, coming to
Read MoreUltraman: Rising will not be what longtime fans might expect from the iconic character. Similar to Godzilla, the decade-spanning character has inspired numerous stories and versions through the years. This time Netflix has given it a childlike innocence, throwing a family dynamic in the mix. With Ultraman: Rising, there’s nothing technically new here on paper. We have seen this type of
Read MoreI don’t know what happened for NEON to campaign hard for Robot Dreams’ Oscar prospects, only for them not to release it wide until the beginning of June. The movie was eventually nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (ultimately losing to Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron), but without the opportunity for the public to actively see
Read MoreIn the first scene of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, it doesn’t take long for directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to pull out camera tricks that will ultimately serve the film’s aesthetic during its action-heavy last hour. Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) stops to get a ginger ale at a corner shop and stumbles upon hot dogs (yes, “are those
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