The Japanese horror/short “Monkey Drum†by Director Jeremy Lu, at only 16 minutes, is quite good. Lu’s press notes denote the…
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Capitalizing on the trending Backrooms phenomenon, filmmaker Alex Magaña has released a 4-minute short aptly titled “Backrooms.†It’s one character,…
A few weeks ago, a package arrived at our house under my name. Inside was a bikini set. It had…
David Wain has always approached genre parody with an unusual mixture of half-affection and half-contempt. “Wet Hot American Summer” took the language…
“Drop†has no business being good. The 2025 Blumhouse flick has a straight-to-streaming feel to it. The plot is outlandish,…
They don’t make movies like this anymore, a saying apropos to “Sneakers.” The 1992 “comedy caper†was directed by Phil…
I don’t recall where when or how I learned of “Short Cuts,†an unheralded indie flick. Released in 1993 with…
Twenty-six years ago, one of the most controversial and high-risk television series debuted: “Jackass.” This show, created by Jeff Tremaine,…
The remarkable thing about Pixar’s recent output is that the studio finally seems interested in wrestling with big ideas again.…
Minutes after watching Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” I described it as an assault to the senses in the best possible…