Damsel is a Western film released in 2018 and written and directed by the Zellner brothers David and Nathan Zellner. The movie stars Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska and offers a fresh take on Western tropes with a mix of dark humor, absurdity, and feminism. Instead of celebrating the masculinity associated with the rough-and-tumble frontier […]
Dune: Part Two, set to be released in early 2024, continues and concludes the epic story arc initiated in the first Dune movie (2021) which was released in two formats: theatrical and streaming. It was directed by Denis Villeneuve and is based on Frank Herbert’s one of the best-selling books published in 1965. It’s a
Time Cut, a teen sci-fi slasher film that Netflix released in October 2024, is produced and directed by Hannah MacPherson, who wrote it alongside Michael Kennedy. Featuring elements of time travel and classic slasher films, the movie aims to reinvent the horror subgenre. It drew a mixed to negative reception though, divided audiences arguing about
Overview and Creative Background Cherry is a 2021 American crime drama co-directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the filmmaking duo behind several blockbuster Marvel titles. Drawing from Nico Walkers semi-autobiographical novel, the film delivers a gritty, unflinching look at trauma, addiction, and the search for redemption. Walker, a former Army medic jailed for bank robbery,
Introduction & Origins Winter’s Tale is a 2014 romantic fantasy film that marks Akiva Goldmans first time in the directors chair, and it lifts its core story straight from Mark Helprins 1983 novel of the same name. Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint, and Will Smith all
Overview & Background I Saw the TV Glow is Jane Schoenbruns feature-length directorial debut, arriving in 2024 after multiple festival previews, and is adapted from a story by poet-novelist Zachary Lazar. The film signals a midnight-movie vibe, marrying VHS grain, synth-heavy score, and coming-of-age beats with eruption moments of flesh-wrenching horror and dark existential fear.
Introduction & Context Outside is a 2024 Filipino psychological horror-drama directed by Carlo Ledesma, and it holds the distinct honor of being Netflixs first original zombie-themed feature made in the Philippines. Starring Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzales, Marco Masa, and Aiden Tyler Patdu, the film steps away from familiar undead clichés to explore a familys mental
Introduction & Context Ricky Stanicky is a 2024 comedy directed by Peter Farrelly, whose credits include the cult classic Dumb and Dumber and the Oscar-winning Green Book. The cast features John Cena, Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, and Andrew Santino. With its signature crude jokes, outlandish situations, and a thread of male friendship and accountability, the
Introduction & Background Madame Web is a 2024 American superhero film produced by Columbia Pictures in cooperation with Marvel and distributed by Sony Pictures. S. J. Clarkson directs; the screenplay is shaped by Clarkson, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, and Claire Parker. Nestled in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU), the story follows Dakota Johnsons Cassandra Cassie Webb,
Introduction & Series Context MaXXXine wraps up T. Wests horror trilogy begun with X (2022) and Pearl (2022). Viewed sequentially, the three pictures remix classic genre conventions while probing fame, repression, and artistic ambition. Where X evoked low-rent grindhouse and Pearl draped itself in Technicolor melodrama, MaXXXine plunges headlong into the neon swirl of 1980s
