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‘Mrs. Davis’: an Unexpected Blend of Sci-Fi and Spirituality

Bored of the usual? Airing on Peacock now,’Mrs. Davis’ serves comfort and chaos. It’s a unique blend of faith and artificial intelligence that creates a narrative unlike anything else on television. Guiding its viewers through a fascinating world, it’s the perfect show for those in search of something fresh and unexpected.

May 9, 20230Comments

ByK.J.

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Hasbro’s Quest for a Hit: 2023’s ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,’ is based on the Forgotten Realms setting for the generations-popular Wizard of the Coast game. It expertly blends the fun and familiarity of a heist with the dense, lore-driven world of Dungeons & Dragons (colloquially known as D&D). Writer-director duo Goldstein and Daley manage to combat the brain fog…

April 6, 20230Comments

ByK.J.

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The Disquieting World of ’65’

Last month’s primary sci-fi release, ‘65’, is a thrilling blend of loose space opera and dinosaur adventure that brings back the spirit of Weird Tales. It’s largely removed from the culture of today’s blockbusters, filled with quippy one-liners and complicated premises. this movie feels more in line with a time decades ago, when ninety-minute action…

April 3, 20230Comments

ByK.J.

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Choice in ‘Knock at the Cabin’ (Review)

‘Knock at the Cabin' is a thriller about a family of three who are held hostage by an unusual team of captors. It is based on the book 'The Cabin at the End of the World' by Paul G. Tremblay. The family consists of two fathers, played by Ben Alridge and Johnathan Groff respectively, and…

February 8, 20230Comments

ByK.J.

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What Lies in the Vortex of ‘Infinity Pool’?

‘Infinity Pool’ is a 2023 science fiction horror film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. A struggling writer, played by Alexander Skarsgard, embarks on a vacation and encounters an enigmatic woman, Gabi, and her husband. After a horrible tragedy puts him in the hot seat, the writer James Foster discovers the corrupt country he’s been…

February 5, 20230Comments

ByK.J.

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Copehagen Cowboy: Myth of the Archangel

Nicholas Winding Refn is now, more than ever, obsessed with his own myth. Instead of lifting the veil, he's doubled down and embraced his mythic instincts, and his approach to color and light are what guide him. It would be foolish to say these are foolhardy choices: if anything, he's distilled his pool of fans…

January 13, 20230Comments

ByK.J.

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The Comic Genius of ‘Brian and Charles’

There was once a burgeoning comedy scene in American cinema, with everything from garish parody films like the 'Scary Movie' franchise or the Wayans Brothers filmic career, to more heartfelt comedy from creators like Mike Shur in 'The Office' or 'Parks and Recreation.' Incredibly enough, while comedy films haven't disappeared entirely here in the states,…

December 28, 20220Comments

ByK.J.

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Something in the Dirt: Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles

At a certain point in the new mind-twisting Moorhead and Benson film, 'Something in the Dirt,' you start to feel the conventions of drama setting in. In many ways, it evokes the same themes explored in the thriller from Jordan Peele, 'Nope,' from earlier this year. From there, it's not so much that the film…

December 22, 20220Comments

ByK.J.

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Dystopia reimagined in ‘Vesper’

‘Vesper’, not currently available to stream but running on a limited release in theaters, is an idiosyncratic but noteworthy dystopia. It is also several years late to the ‘Hunger Games’ reactive entertainment that took up much of the 2010s. Yes, ‘Vesper’ is a full-tilt dystopia, but its less Katniss and more Mad Max. In the…

October 11, 20220Comments

ByK.J.

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George Miller’s Modern Mythos in Three Thousand Years of Longing

In Three Thousand Years of Longing, the feature is the flaw. The movie insists on being ludicrous, on being loud and strange and making no excuses for it. Fans who lauded Miller on his stylish but streamlined project Mad Max: Fury Road will most likely be miffed by this. There’s a smallness to the love…

September 14, 20220Comments

ByK.J.

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