2002’s 28 Days Later is a magically inventive and captivating horror movie that takes elements from zombie film tropes and morphs it into something profound. In its immediate sequel, 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, the thesis was clear:Read Full Review
Month: June 2025
Ballerina
Stories of the troubled shooting of Ballerina – a female-led spin-off of the John Wick franchise – weren’t quelled when a month before the release the “full title” was revealed to be From the World of John Wick: Ballerina.Read Full Review
Materialists
When people say they want to make a James L. Brooks comedy, they usually know that they’re going to attempt something difficult but they never seem to gather that it’s actually impossible. One must considerRead Full Review
The Phoenician Scheme
In all the harping over Wes Anderson that one can partake in (the archness of tone, the privilege of his characters, the artificiality of his settings), one thing that can never really be denied isRead Full Review
Friendship
Alt-comedian Tim Robinson is not an overnight success. He cut his teeth on comedy mainstays like Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Seth Meyers. Guest spots Comedy Bang! Bang! and Documentary Now! preceded his true mainstream breakthrough: the NetflixRead Full Review