Reviews, Discussions, and Interviews – All from Nashville
Ten Predictions for Movie Theaters in 10 Years
After spending 2020 with many wondering if the theater was going the way of the dinosaur, 2022 has proved that it will, instead, welcome dinosaurs, fighter pilots, superheroes, UFOs and Minions for years to come. The 2022 box office has proven that not only are...
The Letterboxd Files with Cory: Volume 6
The Letterboxd Files is back for another go-around with whatever in the world Cory has been watching of late. Happy hot-ass July! I've been watching some movies, and I've seen some movies; I'm sure you're waiting with baited breath as to what I'm up to. I can't keep...
Composer John Frizzell makes serious music out of silly heroes in ‘Beavis and Butt-Head: Do the Universe’ (Interview)
In Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, put-upon average Texan Tom Anderson in the film’s climax gets carted away by federal law enforcement officials after a device containing a deadly virus is found in his camper, left there by a neglectful Beavis. The moment is the...
‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ is a Wholesome Delight (Review)
There’s a new face in the field of feature-length animation as Marcel the Shell with Shoes On makes his big screen debut. Stop-motion animation is a filmmaking method with more notable entries this year than others in recent memory, from visual effects artist Phil...
The Letterboxd Files with Cory: Best of 2022 So Far and Other Stuff
The Letterboxd Files is here once more, with 2022 movies and maybe some other ones because this is not legislated to not have those. It's time, boys and girls, for yet another Letterboxd Files. Have you watched Stranger Things? I haven't. It's too long. I like movies...
‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ taught us how to appreciate life’s small treasures
With the crushing news that Adult Swim has decided not to pick up Joe Pera Talks With You for a fourth season, I did what I think any Joe Pera fan would do in a moment like this—I ate a turkey sandwich. It was a humble little sandwich, two slices of wheat bread with...
‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ is the Most Disappointing MCU Film Post-Endgame (Review)
The God of Thunder loses some momentum in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his fourth solo entry. If you had told me a decade ago that the first Avenger from 2012’s The Avengers to get a fourth solo film would be Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, I would have taken a bet...
‘Official Competition’ is a Dry and Searingly Dark Satire of Modern Artistry (Review)
Egos and philosophies clash during nine days of rehearsals in this twisted and thoughtful Hispanic satire of Hollywood. Whether it’s for the frenetic pace at which it moves or the eccentric celebrities that populate it, the film industry is always ripe for satire, and...
‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe’ review: Paramount Plus, heh, you said ‘mount’
While a lot of 90s exports age like day-old nachos in this neverending conquest for Hollywood to mine every little corner of nostalgia that exists in our pop culture sphere, there is nothing asinine about having Beavis and Butt-Head back in our...