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'I Love Boosters': A Wonderfully Chaotic Social Satire
PHOTO: NEON When Boots Riley’s debut feature, Sorry to Bother You was released in 2018, I was stunned by how unique and visually striking it was and left the theater excited for his next film. What I didn’t know was that I would be waiting 8 years, although he did release the somewhat underrated series I’m a Virgo in the interim. Thankfully, his sophomore feature, I Love Boosters is well worth the wait, providing the same stylish maximalism he has become known for as well as
Saxon Whitehead
5 hours ago4 min read


'Project Hail Mary': A Fun, Spectacular Sci-Fi Blockbuster
PHOTO: Amazon MGM Studios A scientist finds himself alone and fighting to survive in outer space. This basic premise may sound familiar, as there have been several versions of it told over the years. One of the most recent of these is The Martian , which originated as a novel by Andy Weir before getting adapted for the big screen in 2015. Both the book and the film were well-received and helped put Weir on the map. In 2021, Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary was released and garn
Saxon Whitehead
Mar 206 min read


'The Bride!': Jessie Buckley is Electric in Messy, Ambitious Genre Mashup
PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures While there have been many adaptations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein , there haven’t been very many on-screen portrayals of the Bride of Frankenstein. It could be because there isn’t much to the character in the novel, as she is destroyed before ever being brought to life. The 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein allowed her to take center stage, making her a cinematic icon. Despite this, there’s not as much media representation of the character as o
Saxon Whitehead
Mar 115 min read


'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie': A Brilliant, Uproarious Comedy
PHOTO: Neon One of my favorite things a movie can do is make me ask “How did they do that?” This question usually pops in my mind while watching something with intense stuntwork or impressive technical craft due. I wouldn’t have expected to think this multiple times during a comedy, let alone one that is a continuation of a Canadian webseries and sitcom that I have never seen a single episode of. But that is exactly what went through my mind while watching Nirvanna the Band t
Saxon Whitehead
Feb 214 min read
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