FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationHow Ferrari's controversial CG crashes play a crucial part in the storyMichael Mann's "cheesy" crash scenes, famously defended by Adam Driver, force the viewer to experience Enzo…BySam BarsantiPublishedDecember 26, 2023Comments (5)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationWith The Iron Claw, Zac Efron is finally the main eventEfron’s the best he’s ever been as "cursed" wrestling legend Kevin Von ErichByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedDecember 14, 2023Comments (19)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationZack Snyder is the ultimate fanboy director, and Rebel Moon is his ultimate fanboy testSnyder is finally playing in his own sandbox after a career of making super badass movies about existing charactersBySam BarsantiPublishedDecember 11, 2023Comments (97)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationThese Christmas action movies make the Die Hard debate irrelevantJohn Woo's new Silent Night and last year's Violent Night blow away any doubts that action films can also be a…BySam BarsantiPublishedNovember 30, 2023Comments (26)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationWhy Godzilla plays so differently in America and JapanGodzilla Minus One and Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters demonstrate the clearly distinct approaches to the storied…BySam BarsantiPublishedNovember 29, 2023Comments (65)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationFantastic Mr. Fox is the best Thanksgiving movieWhy Wes Anderson's first Roald Dahl adaptation remains the most Fantastic, family-friendly, unofficial Thanksgiving…ByMeredith Hobbs CoonsPublishedNovember 22, 2023Comments (22)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our Consideration20 years ago, Elf saved the Christmas movieEschewing the massive budgets, established stars, and toy-centric irony of the '90s, Will Ferrell and Elf brought…ByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedNovember 7, 2023Comments (22)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationMortal Kombat takes itself seriously now, and we're missing the "so bad it's good" daysMortal Kombat 1 is so vigorously earnest that it leaves us pining for the pure fun of 1995's Mortal Kombat movieBySam BarsantiPublishedSeptember 18, 2023Comments (37)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationThe Meg is on the loose again—but are shark movies even scary anymore?Sure, the ocean is frightening and sharks are frightening, but movies about sharks just don't have the bite they…BySam BarsantiPublishedAugust 4, 2023Comments (33)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationWhy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will always be relevantMutant Mayhem is the latest proof that, as both characters and as a broader IP franchise, the Teenage Mutant Ninja…BySam BarsantiPublishedJuly 31, 2023Comments (22)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationBarbenheimer or Oppenbarbie?If you're doing a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature, you'll have to see one of them first. So which one should it be?ByJen LennonPublishedJuly 21, 2023Comments (30)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationWith Secret Invasion, the Marvel Method gets a new twistMarvel set off on a new course 10 years ago, and Samuel L. Jackson's Apple TV+ series is a sign of how far the…BySam BarsantiPublishedJune 20, 2023Comments (62)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationWho is Unicron, the planet-eating villain at the center of Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts? He's a bad guy so evil and so powerful that he once made Orson Welles miserableBySam BarsantiPublishedJune 9, 2023Comments (29)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationRise Of The Beasts could be the first film to take Transformers seriouslyFans once cared about a robot that turns into a gorilla—Creed II director Steven Caple Jr. is making sure they do…BySam BarsantiPublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (87)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationEvery day is The Truman Show and everyone is insane25 years after its release, the Jim Carrey comedy feels more relevant than ever—for all the wrong reasonsByDrew GillisPublishedJune 5, 2023Comments (44)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationRemembering that time when the MCU very nearly implodedA 2015 showdown between the creatives and the suits almost derailed Hollywood's biggest film franchiseByJen LennonPublishedMay 16, 2023Comments (76)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationAn introduction to Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Adam Warlock, Marvel’s best comic book characterJames Gunn has brought a lot of weird comic book characters to the MCU, but this one may be the weirdest and most…BySam BarsantiPublishedMay 2, 2023Comments (62)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationHow Iron Man launched the MCU and remade Hollywood15 years ago this month, long before Marvel became the behemoth it is today, a few passionate people brought an…ByBryan ReesmanPublishedMay 2, 2023Comments (86)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationJohn Wick is masculine camp at its bestThe testosterone-coated franchise views flamboyance through an extravagant, stylish lensByGabrielle SanchezPublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (73)
FilmFor Our ConsiderationFilmFor Our ConsiderationLydia Tár is real to meOscar nominee Cate Blanchett taps into something genuine in Todd Field's Tár, creating a character more vibrant and…ByGabrielle SanchezPublishedMarch 7, 2023Comments (27)