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In Midnight Mass, Mike Flanagan Builds A Faithful Congregation.. Then Burns It All To The Ground

This Netflix series tells the story of the well-regarded creator’s problems with a late-breaking story structure. Created by Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush, Gerald’s Game, Ouija: Origin of Evil, The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep) I remember the moment I knew Midnight Mass hit its peak. It is at the end of Proverbs, episode three. In…

‘You’ Confidently Strides Into Its Third Season

Read The Excellent Season One Review! Every storytelling mark You gracefully hits in its season three premiere is so clear and unfussy. This is a show made by an experienced and diverse group of people who have experience in other shows about serial killers (Think if Dexter had a Mindhunter Bookclub with Prodigal Son and…

Denis Villeneuve Offers a Rock-Solid ‘Dune’ to the Masses

It’s funny to me how much fear vibrated through the sands ever since the first frame of this movie was released. Dune is based on a 1965 book and subsequent book series. It has quite the fanbase. A 1984 film adaptation from David Lynch and Dino DeLaurentis failed critically and financially. This version’s distributor and…

In Episode II, ‘Squid Game’ Elevates its Premise Cementing Itself as an Unlikely Character Drama.

Not since HBO’s The Leftovers has a show so successfully managed to cloak and dagger its audience by revealing its high concept premise as a character drama. At the conclusion of episode one, you would not believe there would be any chance of escape. Revisiting this premise, audiences haven’t been given one before. In every…

Robbie to play Barbie. Gosling to play Ken. From the Writer of Marriage Story and the Director of Little Women.

Warner Bros. and Mattel production will shoot sometime in early 2020. This is a dream come true! Anyone will get onboard with a fun movie or a good story, especially when they adapt a well known property. But Warner Bros. went the extra mile taking someone from the indie scene with a reputation as an…

Think It’s Too Late To Get Into Squid Game? It Has Been Waiting For You.

Who would’ve thought 1 1/2 years into the pandemic we’d get another pandemic sized Netflix hit? Netflix sure hoped so. The most interesting thing so far about Squid Game is that it writes its premise from a character rather than plot approach. This alone lifts it above its predecessors and inspirations. Battle Royale chiefly among…

Dave Chappelle Goes For Broke With The Anti-Woke Special ‘The Closer’

Sticks and Stones is the funniest stand-up I’ve seen. A comedian working at the top of his craft while pretending to not care what other people think. It felt like he was discovering along with the audience. It’s the best standup he will ever do. In ‘The Closer’ he proves it by dropping the act….

The Monster Inside: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Analysis

I was on assignment for JoBlo’s Arrow in the Head to edit a profile on Nightmare on Elm Street Actress Heather Langenkamp. I rented her movies from Classic Video (Nightmare on Elm Street 1, 3 and 7). Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and 3 happened to come in a two-pack. So after I completed the…

De Vil Wears Dior: Did Cruella Cure COVID Box-Office Blues?

By: William Hume After keeping its Dalmatians on a leash for over a year Disney finally let the dogs out with a $200 million fashion statement. A best in class crew came together to create an epic costume period piece. Early reactions are rapturous about the fashion and looking at the ensemble that put together…

‘Coming 2 America’: 2021’s Best Costume Design

The most important thing for a belated comedy sequel to get right is the vibe. The recent Bill and Ted 3, also got this right. These films understand if your movie feels like it belongs, less of a burden will be on the the laughter. Eddie Murphy is long past having to prove himself and…

Warner Bros. 2021 Movie Preview

Warner Bros. announced all of their 2021 movies would be released in theaters and on their streaming service HBO Max simultaneously. This has ruffled the feathers of a few of their partners and filmmakers. These films will debut on streaming for a limited time. Then after a 2-4 week period they will leave streaming and then…

Revisiting ‘Orange County’ 20 Years Later

Plot: An over-achieving high schooler’s life turns upside down when a guidance counsellor mistakenly sends in the wrong application to his only applied school: Stanford. One of those movies like “Ghost World” and “Legally Blonde” where the description can’t do justice to the experience. I heard some idle talk about how this movie was proof that…