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‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Succeeds in Spite of Its Troubled Release

August 5, 2026August 12, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments Aang, animated film, animation, anime, Avatar Aang, Avatar Aang The Last Airbender, Avatar Seven Havens, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cabbage Merchant, Chong, Fantasy, Flying Bark Productions, movie review, Paramount, Streaming, Studio Mir, Suki, Tagah, Taika Waititi, Team Avatar, Toph, Uncle Iroh, Zuko

After 20 years of animation, the franchise showcases its skills in a feature film

The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of ‘The Odyssey’

August 3, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Ben-Hur, Brad Pitt, Brett Ratner, casting, Christopher Nolan, Elon Musk, Exodus Gods and Kings, film criticism, Greek history, Greek mythology, Hercules, Hollywood, Homer, Hugh Jackman, Jason and the Argonauts, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, Mel Gibson, movie review, Nicholas Galitzine, Renny Harlin, representation, Ridley Scott, The Legend of Hercules, The Odyssey, The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments, Theo James, Tom Holland, Troy, whitewashing, Zendaya, Zoe Kazan

Where are the Greek actors for a Greek epic?

Sentenced to ’72 Hours’ With Kevin Hart

August 2, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 72 Hours, bachelor party, Comedy, Dumb and Dumber, Gen Z, Jackass, Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Miami, Millennials, movie review, Netflix, Netflix original, Old School, Porky's, Rotten Tomatoes, Saturday Night Live, Step Brothers, streaming movies, Teyana Taylor, The Hangover, Tim Story, Tina Fey, workplace comedy

‘The Hangover’ without the manic escalation meets ‘Old School’ without the affection

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

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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‘I Love Boosters’ Is a Likable Mess With Lots to Say

May 28, 2026June 1, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, American cinema, anti capitalism, Boots Riley, cult cinema, Demi Moore, dialectical materialism, Don Cheadle, Eiza Gonzalez, Eric Andre, fashion industry satire, film criticism, heist comedy, I Love Boosters, Keke Palmer, Lakeith Stanfield, movie review, Naomi Ackie, Poppy Liu, satire, science fiction comedy, shoplifting comedy, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, stylized filmmaking, Taylour Paige, The Coup, visual storytelling, Will Poulter

Boots Riley presents Keke Palmer, Don Cheadle, Demi Moore and others in a movie he’d love you to steal

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‘Obsession’ Is Everything You Might Wish For — And More

May 22, 2026May 26, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments Andy Richter, Barbarian, Cooper Tomlinson, creepy movies, Curry Barker, Faustian bargains, film review, Goosebumps, horror comedy, horror fans, horror movies, horror tropes, Inde Navarrette, Indie Horror, Megan Lawless, Michael Johnston, Misery, monkeys paw stories, monster movies, movie review, OBSESSION, psychological horror, Smile, supernatural horror, teen horror, Twilight Zone influences, Weapons

Curry Barker plays with classic trope that won’t ever die — unlike many victims

What a Slugfest! Baby Yoda and Mando are Back

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments 2026 movies, action adventure films, Ahsoka, Andor, AT-ATs, Baby Yoda, cinematic universes, Disney films, Disney Star Wars, fan service, film criticism, franchise filmmaking, genre storytelling, George Lucas, Grogu, Hollywood blockbusters, Jon Favreau, Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm productions, Martin Scorsese, movie review, Pedro Pascal, pop culture criticism, sci fi movies, science fiction films, science fiction franchises, Sigourney Weaver, space opera, space western, Star Wars, Star Wars canon, Star Wars fandom, television spinoffs, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Latest Star Wars Blockbuster Comes With Rows of Hutts

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