VIN DIESEL and the GANG enjoy an intimate backyard barbecue following their ordeal. JOHN CENA sheepishly approaches. CENA: Gee, bro, I...

Although I’m still recovering from a severe cold, I ventured out to Village East Cinema to catch a screening of Keiichi Hara’s The...

My brother gifted me a one-year subscription to the Criterion Channel for Christmas, and since I was stuck in bed with a nasty cold all...

Hypothesis: Michael Crichton’s Westworld had an enormous impact on the trajectory of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career. Exhibit A: Yul...

Characters created by H. P. Lovecraft tend to be driven irrevocably mad by incomprehensible cosmic knowledge. Nicolas Cage excels at...

[The following essay contains SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Both fans and critics of Netflix’s recent adaptation of Andrzej...

[WARNING: This review may contain VERY MINOR SPOILERS!] Ventured out to IFC Center to catch a screening of Weathering with You, yet...

[WARNING: MAJOR STAR WARS SPOILERS BELOW!] Return of the Jedi’s controversial revelation that Leia was actually Luke’s twin sister all...

[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Sam Mendes’ 1917; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] While Sam Mendes’ 1917 has earned...

[The following essay may contain MINOR SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Infinity War, and...

I’m an unapologetic fan of The Phantom Menace (though I must confess that I used to be a bit embarrassed to admit it). In the past, I...

1917 is a breathtaking technical achievement. Producing a “single-take” movie (even one as obviously stitched-together as this—not a...

[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Wolverine, and Avengers: Endgame; you have been warned!]...

Well, after roughly 117 hours, I have finally conquered Persona 5. My initial impression still stands: this is one of the most...

Started playing Persona 5 on the PS4. I’m only a few hours deep, but I’m digging it so far. In terms of gameplay, it follows the classic...

[The following review contains VERY MINOR SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Much like the cosmos itself, developer Mobius Digital’s Outer...

[The following post contains MAJOR SPOILERS and a whole lot of FANBOY WHINING; consider yourself warned!] The Rise of Skywalker improves...

Now that the dust from the holiday season has settled, I’d like to give the old year a proper sendoff. Rather than compiling a generic...

The taciturn remnant of a near-extinct tribe of warriors that prefers to work alone, but nevertheless inadvertently assembles a makeshift...

The Mandalorian represents everything that I love about Star Wars. From the shadowy hallways of Jabba the Hutt’s palace to the bustling...