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Film Review: Elemental
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Peter Sohn Starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Catherine O’Hara PG Pixar has had it rough the past couple of years haven’t they? Not necessarily entirely their fault though – there was a global pandemic that happened and moreso then any other genre family animation got…
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Film Review: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Steven Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Ron Perlman, Peter Cullen PG-13 In 1996, Beast Wars: Transformers hit television screens to divisive reception from old school fans and mostly non-existent critical attention. The series, meant to reignite interest in the Transformers brand a decade of stagnation and…
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Disney’s Massive Slate Change (Or Why the WGA Strike’s Effects Are Just Beginning)
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Film Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Joaquim dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman, Oscar Isaac PG Ever feel like you just witnessed cinematic history being made in the moment? That’s what it feels like watching every minute of Across the Spider-Verse, the long anticipated sequel one…
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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by James Gunn Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper PG-13 Comics don’t have endings. One of the unfournate truths about getting into superhero stories is that many of them are static on purpose. This is for practical purposes, mainly – maintaining a sort of status quo…
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Film Review: Evil Dead Rise
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Lee Cronin Starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher R Similar to the creatures the films revolve around, the Evil Dead franchise just never dies. Having gone from cult hit in the 80s to influential horror icons in the 90s all the way to gore-infused throwbacks…
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Is YA Nostalgia In Full Force?
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TV Review: The Last of Us, Episode 6
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Jasmilla Zbanic Starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley TV-MA Joel has always been a uniquely fascinating character to me. In the realm of mentor figures, he’s always been one of the few that the writers are not afraid to critique and deconstruct; his imperfections are…
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First Details Arrive On ‘Knuckles’ As Show Begins Production
By Matthew Moorcroft After having been in announced in 2022 with very little since, we finally have our first major piece of news to come out for the Knuckles show, and all of it is pretty fascinating stuff when all is said and done. Both Deadline and Variety were reporting this information prior. The series,…
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Film Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
By Matthew Moorcroft Weak Recommendation Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic Starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black PG Every year when there is a bunch of video game adaptations coming out, we always tend to say “this is the year video game movies explode” and it never happens. The long elusive…
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