In the Frame
Battle at Big Rock Reinvigorates the Tired Jurassic World Formula
Battle at Big Rock wins big by going small. The eight-minute Jurassic Park short arrived online with little fanfare, but it spread quickly. ...
In the Frame
Titans Gathers DC Universe Teens into an Unconventional Family
At its core, Titans is the story of a found and unconventional family. This makes a certain amount of sense, given the origins ...
In the Frame
It Chapter Two Shows That Facing Your Past Is Dangerous, but Forgetting It Is Fatal
It Chapter Two opens with Mike Hanlon (Isaiah Mustafa) meditating on memory and how it shapes and defines identity. “People want to believe ...
In the Frame
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Is Powered by Beautiful Unreality
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a 10-hour-long ode to craft. Narratively, there’s not a lot going on within those 10 hours. ...
In the Frame
It Parallels Stand by Me for a Horrifying Coming-of-Age Film
The most striking thing about 2017’s It is where it falls in the canon of cinematic Stephen King adaptations. While It might be ...
In the Frame
Mindhunter Deconstructs the Serial Killer Procedural
Hello there. I’m Darren. I’m a film critic based in Ireland. I’ve written a couple of books of media criticism, hosted a couple ...
Movies & TV
Legion Used Empathy to Challenge the Superhero Power Fantasy
This story contains major spoilers for seasons two and three of Legion. Legion wrapped up its third and final season last week, closing ...
Opinion
Donald Trump Canceled The Hunt
It appears that the president of the United States has canceled a major motion picture. The cancellation of The Hunt should send a ...
Opinion
Thor: Love & Thunder Embraces Marvel’s ‘All-New, All-Different’ Comics
Natalie Portman took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con as part of a presentation announcing that she would be playing the role of ...
Opinion
The Hateful Eight Owes More to Horror Than Westerns
Every film that Quentin Tarantino has released since 2007’s Death Proof has been a period piece. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood will be ...
Movies & TV
Picard Looks to Star Trek’s Past to Explore Its Future
The first full-length trailer for Star Trek: Picard dropped at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. The show stars Patrick Stewart, reprising the role of ...
Movies & TV
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Discards Secret Identities at Its Own Peril
This article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home, the general Marvel Cinematic Universe, and maybe the secret identities of a few super ...
