A24’s Warfare is the best on its slate (that I saw) and the best war movie of the year. With neither the stars or fanfare of ...

Over the years, I’ve read about a dozen Stephen King novels, novellas and short stories. I’ve probably seen as many, if not more, film versions of King’s work. You can’t argue with his genius or ...

What do you give someone on the fifth anniversary of a significant occasion? For weddings it’s something made of wood. But for film critics? I’m giving myself a pat on the back, as this is my fifth ...

I don’t know much about anime, but I do know a thing or two about the Terminator films (and one short-lived TV show). When Netflix decided to pair the two for a new chapter in the Terminator oeuvre, I ...

What I am about to write will be bizarre. It will be strange and weird; it will be idiosyncratic if you like more elevated vocabulary. Your interest might be piqued by the odd words and sentences I am ...

In November 2023, I reviewed a Holocaust rescuer film titled Irena’s Vow. I believed the film’s heart was in the right place but lacked nuance and layers. The characters were pure or evil. The plot ...

Cradle, the 12-book New York Times best-selling fantasy book series, is coming to animated life. In preparation for the release of the 12 th and final book of the series, Will Wight, the series’ ...

This is my fourth year as a member of the Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA). Since I joined the group in 2020, at the close of award season (usually mid-December), I have written a yearly ...

Are you fit to be a demigod? Attendees at this year’s San Diego Comic Con were put to the test to determine whether they were appropriate candidates for Camp Half-Blood. With the Percy Jackson series ...

In sunny San Diego, a chance to “cool off” is always welcome and that is just what Paramount+ provided to San Diego Comic Con attendees this year at their appropriately titled “The Lodge” offsite.

Fire is an irony. Without it, humanity could not have evolved past its primordial state. But it also plagues us, harms us, destroys us. The biggest fire in the universe as it relates to we here on ...

So thought Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, who gave us the spinoff Better Call Saul. “Better Call Saul” was Saul Goodman’s advertising catch phrase, and the show, which debuted in 2015 ...