Publications

Matthew Allan

December 10, 2025

Review: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is a Confused, Un-Scary Sequel Drowning in its Own Silliness

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, directed by Emma Tammi, is set after the events of Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) as Mike (Josh Hutcherson), Abby ...

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Lists

December 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Four Underrated Performances You Should See ASAP!

As an actor myself, the first thing that truly resonates with me in a film is a great performance. I love watching performances that are mult...

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Adam Patla

December 4, 2025

2026 Golden Globes Nominations Predictions

The 83rd Golden Globe Nominations are just around the corner (December 8th), and the awards race has never felt more in flux. Over the next f...

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Adam Patla

December 4, 2025

‘The Chronology of Water’ Review: Kristen Stewart’s Visceral and Haunting Directorial Debut Finally Arrives

Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir, has been in the works for almost eight years. The Chron...

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Jake Fittipaldi

December 3, 2025

‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: A Tender Portrait of Generations of Taiwanese Women

Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-Handed Girl is one of those films that feels like it has been living inside someone for years, collecting memories, se...

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Publications

December 1, 2025

Review: After a Year of Heavy-Hitting Dramas, ‘Eternity’ is a Breath of Fresh Air

2025 has been a year of intensity. With heavy-hitters like One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, House of Dynamite, and The Lo...

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Essays

December 1, 2025

Anatomy of an Adaptation: The Changes in GDT’s ‘Frankenstein’

Guillermo del Toro’s long-prophesied adaptation of Frankenstein has finally been released. It serves as the latest in a nearly century-old li...

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Kasey Dunifer

December 1, 2025

Review: ‘Sentimental Value’ Deals Emotional Truths in Gentle Waves

Sentimental Value is a film you walk with—a slow, meditative stroll along the shore, turning over past mistakes and old ghosts. That’s precis...

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Adam Patla

November 29, 2025

Review: ‘Zootopia 2’ Cuts Through Disney’s Recycled IP as a Sequel Worthy of Your Time

In an age when Disney only wants to retread existing IP with its notorious live-action remakes and onslaught of sequels, it was only a matter...

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Essays

November 28, 2025

‘Tangled’ Turns 15: Disney’s Rapunzel Outing Deserves to Glow With Their Other Princess Films

In this time of live-action remakes after live-action remakes that add nothing to the source material, I find it important to look back at th...

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Publications

November 22, 2025

Review: Satirical Drama and Messy Romance Bring Holiday Cheer in ‘A Very Jonas Christmas Movie’

Let it bro, let it bro, let it bro. If the title A Very Jonas Christmas Movie hadn’t sold me, the previous sentence punctuating the te...

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Lists

November 21, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

10 Spunky & Soulful Movies for Sagittarius Season

As the Sun slides down the end of the scorpion’s tail, leaving behind a season of scares, it slips into something a bit more light and comfor...

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