Publications

Interviews

August 18, 2023 · by Danny Jarabek

Interview With 'The Bear' Editor, Joanna Naugle

Joanna Naugle, ACE, is a Brooklyn-based editor renowned for her work on a range of films, comedy specials, and TV shows. Her notable projects ...

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Reviews

August 17, 2023

"Red, White, & Royal Blue" Review: A Royal Slice of Cheese-fest

When Casey McQuiston’s novel Red, White & Royal Blue hit bookstores in 2019, to say that it was a sensation among book lovers would be an...

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Reviews

August 16, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

"The Last Voyage of the Demeter" Review: Dracula Feasts on the Demeter's Unsuspecting Crew  

The adaptation of a singular plot thread in chapter seven of Bram Stoker's century-old tale, Dracula (1897), has taken nearly two decades for...

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Essays

August 15, 2023 · by Carson Burton

Hollywood’s New Era of Animation is Pushing the Limits

Whether it be Shrek (2001) or Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022), animated movies have proved for decades that the possibilities for the c...

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Reviews

August 13, 2023 · by Tate Fowler

"Meg 2" Review: The Trench Flops at Baiting Audiences

Meg 2: The Trench (2023) had all the potential to solidify The Meg franchise’s place among monster franchises. The key word being “had”, as t...

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News

August 5, 2023 · by Gabe Lillianthal

August Releases to Watch Out For

Although the excitement of Barbie (2023) and Oppenheimer (2023) has settled down, there are still summer movies left on the horizon. Coming u...

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Reviews

August 3, 2023 · by Evan Miller

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" Review: Beloved Franchise Reinvents Itself For a New Generation

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are perhaps one of the most unique pop cultural phenomena ever created. Since appearing in their first gritt...

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Reviews

August 2, 2023

"The Beanie Bubble" Review: Another Brand, Another Film About How It Came to Be

The Michael Jordan Nike shoe line. Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The BlackBerry phone. Tetris. And now, Beanie Babies. The 2023 movie season has seen ...

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Reviews

August 1, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Scrap" Review: A Film Not to Be Scrapped

Vivian Kerr’s Scrap opens in a very interesting setting. A middle-aged woman wakes up in the backseat of her car, a little uncomfortable but ...

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Essays

July 31, 2023 · by Carson Burton

Barbenheimer’s Aftermath: What’s Next for 2023?

“Barbenheimer” proved to be one of the greatest weekends in cinematic history. For both fans and studio executives, the opening weekend of Ba...

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Reviews

July 30, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

"Haunted Mansion" Review: An Almost Successful Attempt at Recreating Disney Magic

In 1969, Disneyland unveiled its “Haunted Mansion” attraction, a ride and walk-through that took guests through creepy cemeteries, dark corri...

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Reviews

July 29, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Bawaal" Review: A Tone-Deaf Film to Say the Least 

The state-sponsored genocide by the Nazis took the lives of anywhere from 70 to 75 million people. The estimated fatalities of the Second Wor...

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