Even the star-studded cast of AMSTERDAM can’t salvage an aimless script
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Amsterdam is a pretty fun movie I’ll probably never watch again
MK ULTRA is a sober look into the Psychedelic Age
by Miguel Alejandro Marquez, Staff Writer
MK Ultra is a sophisticated little film that starts slow, but ramps up to its loud and deadly conclusion.
Pre-Code Decode: KING KONG roars with imagination
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Welcome to Pre-Code Decode, a recurring column where we go back and look at pre-Hays Code Hollywood to see how they handled the issues of their day!
Everything Old is New Again, Vol. 44 - October, 2022
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
Whew! We did it! We made it another year! No, sorry, not to the end of the calendar, but to the best time of year.
5 films to wrap up this year’s Fantastic Fest
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
My first Fantastic Fest has come to an end. It went by fast but it was a packed week with too many interesting films to name.
PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT or the made-for-TV movie that could
by Stacey Osbeck, Staff Writer
It’s hard to refuse the fun of a documentary on a cult favorite.
How to Start Watching: Silent and Early Horror
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
From the time we started putting stories to film, horror was an essential element, as important to the medium as spectacle or comedy.
6 Short Films from Year 7 at Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
by Allison Yakulis, Staff Writer & “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
A selection of favorite shorts from this year’s PUFF.
SMILE hides its cruelty behind its understanding of mental health treatment
by Olivia Hunter Willke, Staff Writer
Smile joins the ranks of recent horror films centered on trauma.
SPIRIT HALLOWEEN: THE MOVIE provides both family friendly fright and heart
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
An entry-level and family-friendly introduction to horror for the young and uninitiated.
It’s all perils and preparations in the fifth RINGS OF POWER
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
There’s a lot of set-up in this week’s episode, so I’m excited to see it all pay off next week.
MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON offers a tender portrait of outsiders
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
With scrappy loveable characters, gorgeous cinematography, and an unbeatable soundtrack, fans will find much to love.
How to Start Watching: Medical Horror
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
With the upcoming release of Smile, we will get another entry into one of my favorite horror subgenres, medical horror.
Captain’s Log, Entry 9: Fear in the name of righteousness, the eternal truth of STAR TREK
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
As the series finished out 1990 and started in on 1991, there shouldn’t have been any doubt that The Next Generation was going to be immortal.
Disc Dispatch: Love and care went into the new IN BRUGES remaster and it shows
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer, Cinematic Maniac
Someone is finally listening to people who care about the quality of the film itself when we present it in our homes for ourselves, our family, and our friends.
The fourth episode of ANDOR steps into a larger world
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
This episode clearly starts a new arc for the show, and despite having a ton of exposition, satisfyingly opens up the world and connects it to familiar threads
Printing the Legend: Finding some smiles
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Both ¡Three Amigos! and City Slickers interpret the genre in different ways, but they also rely on Baby Boomers’ nostalgia for the films of their youth, offering a commentary on how the western slots into more contemporary culture.
YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER beautifully captures the specific struggle of being queer in a Christian cult
by Ashley Jane Davis, Staff Writer
In You Can Live Forever, we are provided with a glimpse into the world of a Jehovah’s Witness community in early ‘90s Quebec.
Disc Dispatch: HUDSON HAWK has Bruce Willis delightfully embracing a cartoonish tone
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
We don't get many movies like Hudson Hawk. You have to continue to appreciate them as they get more and more rare.
DON’T WORRY DARLING has fun playing dress up in insidious nostalgia
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Don’t Worry Darling isn’t trying to land any wildly original concepts, but it puts a new spin on its satirical targets and populates an aesthetically pleasing world with extremely attractive people.