Tony
"I feel like God's finally noticed me. That means I'm a prophet."
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The End of Oak Street
"Is that a fucking dinosaur?!"
Ice Cream Man
Having popularized the "torture porn" genre in the mid-00s, a layering of American sensibilities onto the depravity of the then-thriving New French Extremity movement, writer/director Eli Roth will always loom large in the history of horror. This despite his frankly terrible track record. With the
One Night Only
"If I could fall / Into the sky / My vagina / Would be just fine"
Quick Hits: July 2026
Despite The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominating the local multiplex, I was able to keep up my regular pace, both of catching new releases and of writing. And that's even before you consider the three films for which I caught an early screening, whose reviews
Her Private Hell
"Say it with me: I am a wholly unique consciousness."
Couture
"Last night, I gave a special party to myself, with everything I love. I told myself I deserve it. I must make the most of life, no?...We are going to be just fine."
The Odyssey
"The song told of all my broken promises, and it said I don't want to return home."
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
The best way I can spin the fundamental flaw in Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is to talk about a sweater. The titular Gail (Zoey Deutch) travels to LA with close friend and fellow hairdresser Otto (Miles Gutierrez-Riley), whose cardigan is emblazoned with the pattern from the
Night Nurse
"Everything I did before today wasn’t me. It was somebody else."
The Invite
"People forget that they deserve more. Somewhere along the way, they start living on crumbs."
Minions & Monsters
"Baby! Piñata, carbonara, lasagna."
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My mid-year check-in post.
Quick Hits
Quick Hits: June 2026
A more productive month means fewer unreviewed releases.
New Releases
Supergirl
"You are not always nice, but you are kind. You are not always perfect, but you are good"
Pop Culture Maniacs
Leviticus
Although Jennifer Kent's debut film, The Babadook, brought international attention to the Australian horror scene, little would come of it until nearly a decade later. Talk to Me kicked off the wave we're currently riding, for better or for worse (mostly better). That's fortunate
New Releases
The Death of Robin Hood
"Knives cut bread as well as they do flesh. It's a question of balance."
Pop Culture Maniacs
The Furious
"Who are you, really?"
New Releases
Disclosure Day
"Don't be afraid of what you don't know."
New Releases
Carolina Caroline
"How do you tell if you're good people pretending to be bad, or just bad people pretending to be good?"
Pop Culture Maniacs
Masters of the Universe
"By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!"
Pop Culture Maniacs
Backrooms
"We all have our loops."
Quick Hits
Quick Hits: May 2026
A quieter month, but it included some of the best of the year, which took up all my oxygen.
New Releases
Tuner
"Most of the pianos I fix never get played; they're just decorative. This one matters."