Nintendo Direct has given us our first look at The Super Mario Bros. Movie Here we go! The day is finally here. Earlier today in a Nintendo Direct live stream, Illumination released the first look at The Super Mario Bros.…
The 15 Best Movies of 2022 So Far
Just one year ago, the century-long tradition of watching new films in theaters appeared to be in seriously dangerous trouble. Half-measure attempts to reopen theaters amidst the ongoing surges in COVID-19 cases kept a lot of people at home during…
‘The Northman’ review: Robert Eggers delivers a bloody good Shakespearean revenge epic
In The Witch and The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers meticulously built worlds based on old folklore and mythology to examine themes of isolation, masculinity, and societal expectation. These wildly imaginative interpretations on genre attracted attention from critics and audiences alike, leading…
‘Last Night in Soho’ review: Stylish but hollow
With all of the delicacy of a meat cleaver, the latest film from Edgar Wright is an erroneously clumsy take on female empowerment. A direct homage to the Italian Giallo movement of the ’60s and ’70s with its technicolor spotlights,…
Radioactive Review: Rosamund Pike carries this Uneven, Yet Ambitious Biopic
One of the most well-known facts about French-Polish scientist Marie Curie was how self-damaging her discovery ended up being. Decades after her untimely death, it was discovered that Curie’s old furniture, manuscripts, and even cookbooks are still at lethal radiation…
Movie Review: Emma. Is the Most Vibrant Jane Austen Adaptation Yet
Before writing her fourth novel, Emma, Jane Austen already knew that not many people would take a liking to her titular character, a rich young woman who “had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex…
Marrowbone Movie Review: Too much weight placed on nonexistent mystery
Old houses carry an intrinsic eeriness, but the horrors we conjure up in our own imagination are often far more terrifying than whatever the dull truth turns out to be. With recycled set pieces and plot beats, Marrowbone commits the…