A Human Spin on the Disaster Movie
Most modern disaster movies are rather cheesy—big, special effects spectacles that are an excuse to showcase lots of destruction and action. Concrete Utopia, a South Korean disaster movie, has some…
Kids Adventure Movie With Fantasy Spin
Recovering a password has never been as elaborate or entertaining as it is in Riddle of Fire, which had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest 2023 this week. In the…
Castlevania Nocturne’s Cold Open Explores Bloody Belmont Legacy
Netflix’s new Castlevania show, Nocturne, is set hundreds of years after the events of the original series, with a long-line descendant of heroes Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, Richter, headlining…
There’s Something in the Barn Review: Martin Starr Fights Elves
Sometimes even the most flawed movies deserve a tip of the cap for sheer ambition. Sure, it didn’t quite hit the mark, but wow that effort was incredible. And the…
Star Wars Ahsoka Spoiler Discussion Zone: Episode 7
Captain Enoch (Wes Chatham) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) with Night Troopers in last week’s episode of Ahsoka.Image: Lucasfilm Last week’s “Far, Far Away” was a big episode for…
Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Romance With Riz Ahmed
Fingernails imagines a world where true love can be proven with the help of technology that ascertains what makes two people an ideal match. Sounds tidy, until a woman newly…
Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Love Letter Works
My biggest problem with The Creator is that it didn’t make me cry. That seems like an odd thing to say, I understand, but let me explain. You see, I’m…
Dune’s Denis Villeneuve Praises IMAX, Says He Hates ‘Content’
Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring in Dune: Part Two.Photo: Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Barbie—a movie so big it had already won the U.S. box office in August—is also a movie…
How Tom Blythe Joined Hunger Games Prequel as Snow
Francis Lawrence, who directed three of the four original Hunger Games films, is back in the director’s chair for the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. He sat down…
Loki Season One Heads to DVD, With a Few Extras Inside
Screenshot: Marvel Join Loki production designer, Kasra Farahani, as he shows off the kind of esoteric background details in the Time Variance Authority. Going through the Monitoring Hub—where the TVA…