This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. While horror is a genre with explosive creative promise, there is also the potential for it to end up living in the shadow of what came […]
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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Review: Norman Reedus Gets His Own ‘The Last of Us’
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist.You know what would make a good zombie story? One where a troubled loner has to escort a kid who could save a broken world through a […]
‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Season 2 Review: Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds Keep the Heart Despite a Fame Boom
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. When news first broke about actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds buying a Welsh soccer team, it was so random that it felt like a prank. […]
‘The Nun II’ Review: The Strongest Addition to ‘The Conjuring’ Franchise Outside the Core Movies
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. Eight movies in, you might expect a franchise to start getting stale, but The Conjuring is the most successful horror franchise to date — having grossed […]
‘Saint X’ Review: Hulu’s Thriller Adaptation Falls Flat in Spite of Its Promise
In any good mystery series that withholds its answers until the very end, our investment hinges upon the depth of the characters and their lives outside the looming revelations. There can be a spectacular conclusion that upends all that we had come to expect, but it is nothing without a foundation that gets us to […]