Stephen Garrett, Author at Book and Film Globe

Featured Stories FILM Horror

No Need for Monster Logic in ‘Resident Evil’

September 22, 2026September 25, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Austin Abrams, Barbarian, body horror, Capcom, creature feature, first-person shooter, horror, Kali Reis, Paul W.S. Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Raccoon City, Resident Evil, Sam Raimi, Shay Hatten, survival horror, Umbrella Corporation, video game adaptation, Weapons, Zach Cherry, Zach Cregger, zombie movie

Zach Cregger reboots the iconic horror series and revels in its visceral pageantry

Venice Crowns ‘Woman Unknown’

September 16, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 1900, A Good Little Soldier, Alba Rohrwacher, Alex Gibney, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernardo Bertolucci, Boatbuilders, Bunker, Burgundy, Cho Yeo-jeong, cinema, documentary, Elon Musk, Film festival, Florian Zeller, Gaza, Golden Lion, Gregory Kershaw, Israel, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Jeon Do-yeon, John Malkovich, Joie de Vivre, Julia Loktev, Last Tango In Paris, Lee Chang-dong, Luca Guadagnino, Luke Lorentzen, Martin McDonagh, Mathilde Arcel, May El-Toukhy, Michael Dweck, Musk documentary, My Undesirable Friends, NAZA, Paul Dano, Penelope Cruz, Possible Love, Primetime, Rachel Szor, Robert Pattinson, Stéphane Brizé, Stephen Graham, Sul Kyung-gu, The Conformist, The Guardian, The Last Emperor, The Spiral, Venice 2026, Venice Film Festival, Wild Horse Nine, Woman Unknown, Yuval Abraham, Zo In-sung

May El-Toukhy takes the Golden Lion as class, power and inequality dominate the festival

Venice 2026: The Rich, the Powerful, and the Cost of Looking Away

September 12, 2026September 10, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alex Gibney, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bunker, Cho Yeo-jeong, cinema, documentary, Elon Musk, Film festival, Florian Zeller, Gaza, Israel, Javier Bardem, Jeon Do-yeon, Julia Loktev, Lee Chang-dong, Musk documentary, My Undesirable Friends, NAZA, Paul Dano, Penelope Cruz, Possible Love, Rachel Szor, Stephen Graham, Sul Kyung-gu, The Guardian, Venice 2026, Venice Film Festival, Yuval Abraham, Zo In-sung

Standout films on Musk, Gaza, and class conflict turn power and moral failure into gripping cinema

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John Malkovich, Werner Herzog, and Danny Boyle Show Up Big in Italy

September 5, 2026September 10, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bucking Fastard, cinema, Danny Boyle, Film festival, film industry, Fleet Street, Guy Pearce, Ink, Jack O'Connell, James Graham, John Malkovich, Kate Mara, Martin McDonagh, movie news, Orlando Bloom, Oscar buzz, Rooney Mara, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Rockwell, The Sun, Venice 2026, Venice Film Festival, Venice Film Festival 2026, Werner Herzog, Wild Horse Nine

Actors and directors bring the goods to the Venice Film Festival 2026

Featured Stories FILM

Ridley Scott Is Back, Flying By the Light of ‘The Dog Stars’

August 28, 2026August 31, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 20th Century Studios, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong, dystopian film, film review, Guy Pearce, Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Mark L. Smith, Peter Heller, post-apocalyptic, Ridley Scott, Sai Bennett, science fiction, survival thriller, The Dog Stars, virus pandemic

Prepper madness meets introspection as Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin chum up the post-apocalypse

The Only Believable ‘Mutiny’ Will Be By Paying Audiences

August 22, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments action film, action review, Adrian Lester, Annabelle Wallis, bangkok, Die Hard, human trafficking, Jason Statham, Jason Statham movies, Jean-François Richet, Mutiny, Ramon Tikaram, revenge, Roland Møller, shipping, thriller

Jason Statham kicks some arse in this generic thriller

Featured Stories FILM SF

Smoking Hot Prudes Rock for ‘One Night Only’

August 9, 2026August 12, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ben Marshall, Callum Turner, Comedy, dystopian fiction, Julia Fox, King Princess, LeVar Burton, Logan's Run, Maya Hawke, Molly Ringwald, Monica Barbaro, movie review, One Night Only, rom-com, romantic comedy, satire, science fiction, sex comedy, The Purge, Will Gluck

Authoritarian science fiction never looked so sexy

Spider Man Is Back and More Emo Than Ever

July 30, 2026August 12, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Avengers Doomsday, Bruce Banner, Chris McKenna, comic book movies, Destin Daniel Cretton, Empire State University, Erik Sommers, Florence Pugh, Hulk, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios, MCU, Michael Mando, movie review, New York City, Peter Parker, Queens, Sadie Sink, Scorpion, Sony Pictures, Spider-Man, Spider-Man Brand New Day, superhero movies, The Hand, The Punisher, Tom Holland, X-Men, Yelena Belova, Zendaya

Can the web-slinging superhero save the world and also have friends?

‘The Odyssey’ Is the Most Christopher Nolan Film Yet

July 16, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 70mm, adaptation, ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Athena, Benny Safdie, Bill Irwin, Calypso, Charlize Theron, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, Circe, Classics, Cyclops, Elliot Page, epic films, Greek epic, Greek mythology, Hades, Homer, IMAX, Ithaca, literature, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, movie review, mythology, Odysseus, Odyssey review, Penelope, Polyphemus, practical effects, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Telemachus, The Odyssey, Tom Holland, Travis Scott, Trojan War, Zendaya

A star-studded epic brings Homer to the 21st century

Comedy Featured Stories FILM

Minions and Monsters With Movies and Mayhem

July 4, 2026July 9, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Allison Janney, animated film, animation, Bobby Moynihan, Book and Film Globe, Brian Lynch, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Christoph Waltz, Comedy, Cthulhu, Despicable Me, family film, film review, George Lucas, H.P. Lovecraft, Harold Lloyd, Hollywood, Illumination, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Minions, Minions and Monsters, Modern Times, movies, Phil LaMarr, Pierre Coffin, Safety Last, silent films, Steamboat Bill Jr, The Blob, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Trey Parker, Universal Pictures, Zoey Deutch

Is this the nail in the Pierre Coffin series?

Featured Stories FILM Humor

The Last Jackass Claims To Be Their Best

June 27, 2026July 1, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Adam Ray, American comedy, Bad Grandpa, Bam Margera, Book and Film Globe, Brad Pitt, Busby Berkeley, Buster Keaton, Chris Pontius, comedy films, Corona song, Danger Ehren, Dark Shark, Dave England, Dickhouse Productions, documentary films, film criticism, Jackass, Jackass Best and Last, Jackass Forever, Jasper Dolphin, Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Looney Tunes, Minutemen, movie review, MTV, nostalgia, Oscar Stunt Design, Paramount Pictures, physical comedy, Poopies, Pop Culture, prank movies, Preston Lacy, Rachel Wolfson, Ryan Dunn, skate culture, Steve O, stunt comedy, Wee Man

Johnny Knoxville and crew in a butt-stuffing swansong

‘Toy Story 5’ Tackles Technology

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Andrew Stanton, animated films, animation, artificial intelligence, Bo Peep, Buzz Lightyear, children and technology, Conan OBrien, Craig Robinson, cyberbullying, digital childhood, Disney, Disney animation, Greta Lee, Jessie, Joan Cusack, movie review, Pixar, Pixar movies, screen time, social media, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story 5, toys, Woody

But Woody and co punt on bigger questions of device devotion

Steven Spielberg’s Even Closer Encounters Get Disclosed

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, alien contact, alien documentaries, Alien Invasion, alien technology, blockbuster cinema, CGI creatures, cinema reviews, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Colin Firth, Colin Firth films, Colman Domingo, conspiracy thrillers, corporate conspiracies, David Koepp, Disclosure Day, Emily Blunt, Emily Blunt movies, ESP, extraterrestrials, film criticism, first contact stories, government conspiracies, Hollywood blockbusters, Josh O'Connor, Kansas City, movie review, North Korea, paranormal fiction, pop culture criticism, Prime movie reviews, Richard Nixon, Roswell, Roswell conspiracy, science fiction cinema, science fiction films, science fiction thrillers, Steven Spielberg, Steven Spielberg films, summer movies, telepathy, UFO culture, ufology, UFOs, World War III anxieties

Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, and Colin Firth run around and meet some aliens

Comedy Featured Stories FILM MUSIC

‘Power Ballads’ Shows How Jams Can Get Sticky

June 4, 2026June 8, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, authorship, character driven films, comedy drama, contemporary cinema, creative ambition, creativity and art, Dublin, emotional honesty, feel good movies, film review, Havana Rose Liu, independent film, Irish cinema, Jack Reynor, John Carney, Marcella Plunkett, movie review, music and relationships, music comedy, music industry, music movies, musical drama, musicians, Nick Jonas, original songs, Paul Rudd, power ballad, rock music, singer songwriters, wedding bands

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in John Carney’s latest music-themed comedy-drama

Putting ‘Pressure’ on the Weathermen of World War II

May 29, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Allied invasion, Andrew Scott, Anthony Maras, Brendan Fraser, British cinema, Chris Messina, D Day, Damian Lewis, Dwight Eisenhower, film review, Historical drama, historical films, James Stagg, Kerry Condon, military history, military strategy, movie review, Normandy invasion, Pressure, The Longest Day, war films, war movie criticism, weather forecasting, World War II, WWII cinema

Brendan Fraser is Eisenhower deciding on which day will be D-Day

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