WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story is partly good, mostly ineffective, and overall a complete letdown. Its ambition certainly ends up being its downfall, resulting in a hodgepodge of Ed Gein’s somewhat true-crime story, but also the source of inspiration for three iconic horror movies. While […]

While it’s true that a lot of Hollywood movies are focused on remakes and utilizing existing IPs, to a fault, that hasn’t exactly been the case with the horror genre. In fact, horror movies are thriving and many of the films released in the past decade in the genre have been fantastic. These movies are […]

Charlie Hunnam’s new Netflix show is significantly different from Sons of Anarchy, but it interestingly repeats one brutal Jax Teller story. Since the beginning of his acting career over two decades ago, Charlie Hunnam has starred in multiple movies and shows. While some viewers might have first seen him in the 1999 TV show Queer […]

In 1982, Steven Lisberger’s Tron made cinematic history with its groundbreaking effects. Though integrating computer-generated imagery with live-action footage is now commonplace, it was novel at the time of the Disney film’s release. Likewise, its focus on sentient computer programs was unique, though other films had delved into that territory before. Recently, Lisberger opened up […]

Warning! Spoilers for Task episode 5 ahead! Task episode 5 finally reached the moment we’ve all been waiting for, and it did not disappoint. The HBO series, created by Brad Ingelsby, has, so far, revolved around the cat-and-mouse game between Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) and Robbie Prendergast (Tom Pelphrey). For four episodes, Robbie managed to […]

Scott Derrickson’s Black Phone 2 will pick up several years after the events of the original smash-hit movie, and early reviews indicate it will be the latest entry in an ongoing trend for Hollywood horror sequels. Starring Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames, reprising their roles from the original, Black Phone 2 sees the now-dead serial […]

SPOILERS ahead for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3, episode 5!The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3, episode 6 trailer has been released, confirming Daryl’s arrival in Barcelona to an explosive conflict. Daryl Dixon season 3, episode 5 saw the titular character take a detour on his way to Barcelona, helping a struggling group […]

Many of the most popular and successful movie franchises of all time have been hated by critics, and some have earned nothing but “Rotten” scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Critical success is only one half of filmmaking, and critics don’t always align with what sells tickets. Furthermore, the modern forms of film criticism have made movies […]

The next Psych movie still haunts me more as a missing promise than an upcoming event. Every few months bring a new tease: the script is done, “everything’s lined up,” the cast is eager, yet, Psych 4’s latest update proved disappointing. The movie still hasn’t been green lit and the ball is entirely in NBC […]