Top 10 Movies of 2022 (Midwesterners Edition)
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
I don’t often feel FOMO, but the one time I really feel it is at the end of the year when everyone’s year end lists for movies are dropping and I’m stuck on the sidelines.
THE ASSASSIN OF THE TSAR is a fascinating and unique film
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
The dreamlike air of the cinematography and the metaphysical/supernatural elements of the narrative added up to a pretty unique film.
A Red Right Hand: The SCREAM franchise so far, from Stab to MTV
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
“Don’t you blame the movies. Movies don’t create psychos… movies make psychos more creative.”
QUEEN OF THE DEUCE is a moving doc on a unique figure
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Kontakos does well in utilizing all the arrows in her filmic quiver to tell the story of the singular figure that is Chelly Wilson.
BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK? is a light to guide your next deep dive
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
In hearing about Kristen Lopez’s But Have You Read The Book?, a compilation of fifty-two novels that were adapted into films, I felt like I hit the goldmine in terms of my favorite things converging.
Read MoreMy Life at the Movies: 1999 and 2019
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
1999 and 2019, as two decades, and one millennium, closed. I spent them at the movies with the people that I love
THE CREEPING is a solid entry into the cinema of demonic possession
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
Ultimately, while The Creeping stays in the shallow end of the pool, afraid to splash out on its own, I found the film enjoyable, effectively scary, and well-rounded in all ways.
CHILDREN OF THE CORN lacks both mood and menace
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
With a story that seems tailor-made for moody, expansive folk horror, Children of the Corn was shot like a slasher.
DAISY JONES & THE SIX tries to give the titular band its place in the music industry
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Daisy Jones & the Six is fashioned as a tell-all, sort of Behind the Music type of deal, recorded twenty years after the famed band released their only album before breaking up.
A LITTLE WHITE LIE will make you doubt Michael Shannon, but not the way it wants to
by Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
A Little White Lie suffers from a very common problem in first films: lack of a clear voice.
Artificial Bodies, Artificial Lives: A Woodsman and A Wind-up Army
by Tessa Swehla, Staff Writer
The Tin Man isn’t the first cinematic android that comes to mind for most people, but he has become a sort of proto-example of an android trying to find a way to become more human.
Reevaluating STOKER as "Good for Her" cinema 10 years later
by Christine Makepeace, Contributor
When we say “good for her,” the “her” in question often has blood on her hands. A
Printing the Legend: BUCK AND THE PREACHER restores Black American stories within the western
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, The Red Herring
An engaging and sometimes violent western brimming with righteous indignation and a reclamation of lost heritage.
The Impossible Royale with Cheese #2: THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
by Alex Rudolph, Contributor
Here's a five-word road to ruin: "I could probably do that."
WOLF GARDEN is an indie werewolf flick that lacks bite
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
Wolf Garden is a decent indie burner that asks how far someone would go to keep a promise to a loved one.
DARK CITY at 25: A film packed with details that help tell the whole story
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
To this day, even though it has a pretty decent cult following, Dark City is a criminally-underseen movie.
James Baldwin Abroad offers an intimate portrait of brilliance
by Imani Sebri, Contributor
James Baldwin continues to be a salvation for people who have felt unheard and unseen.
COCAINE BEAR is as unBEARable as this pun
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
Due to his lethargic movements and languishing pace, his fighting style is often referred to as slothful.
Read MoreYour Guide to this year's Oscar Nominated Shorts
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Here is a rundown of what should win, what will win, and the also-rans in the Best Live Action, Animated, and Documentary Short Film categories.
Dispatches from the Hatch #2: Love Island, Romantic Entanglements on LOST
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to take a look at the various couples, love triangles, quadrangles, and pentagons present in the show.