Black Widow reportedly opened to $80 million domestically at the box office this past weekend, pulling in $158 million worldwide. That’s big by 2021 standards, as the movie industry is still facing an overall decline from the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s…
No, seriously, movie theaters might be key to whoever wins the streaming wars
Disney, Warner Bros, Universal, and Paramount are currently locked in a cutthroat battle to dominate the streaming landscape. Each of these studios now has their own streaming service, but their approaches wildly differ at the moment. And the surprise wildcard…
‘Fear Street Part 1: 1994’ review: The dream of the 90s slasher is alive on Netflix
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 has a lot of expectations to meet, even before it kicks off with a blood-smirked homage to Scream starring Maya Hawke as a bored teen working in a mall. The film is the first of…
‘Werewolves Within’ review: Josh Ruben’s party-game murder mystery is craftier than it is frightening
CollegeHumor alum Josh Ruben clearly has a knack for finding the comedy in true-blue horror, both with his debut feature Scare Me and now his follow-up, Werewolves Within, a similarly meta exploration of what makes spooky stories so cinematically satisfying.…
‘I Carry You with Me’ review: Love is patient in this heartbreaking immigration drama
“You were my surprise.” I Carry You with Me, or Te Llevo Conmigo, is based on a true story about how two men in Mexico are forced to put their love through the ultimate test. Multiple times. First through their…
Here are the 10 best Pixar movies, at least so far
Ranking the Pixar films is a lot like trying to choose between different types of french fries. Sure, everyone has their favorite, and some are even quite passionate about what they like, dislike, or outright worship. But, ultimately, they’re all…
‘Luca’ review: even for Pixar, this small-scale tale is a breath of fresh air
One of the most noticeable paradoxes within many Pixar films is the balance between cutting-edge computer animation with stories that tend to be slavishly nostalgic for the childhoods of the people making them. The Toy Story movies often lean into…
