by Sean Atkins | Sep 18, 2025
The Jordan Peele-produced horror film features a great performance from Marlon Wayans, but nothing else. As spooky season settles in nicely–even though it’s still too damn hot outside–so come the newly released horror films. But Him is a...
by Sean Atkins | Apr 4, 2024
Dev Patel’s directorial debut fills the action crave that’s in need of a new action hero. Thank God for producer Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to experience the way Monkey Man was meant to be seen: on the big screen....
by Cory Woodroof | Jul 20, 2022
Jordan Peele’s third film is a doozy, a referendum on spectacle culture and a rollicking blockbuster all the same. If you want to see the dark side of fireworks, go watch what they do to a dog. Every loud blast, for most people, is an annoyance at worst, a quick...
by Sean Atkins | Aug 25, 2021
One of the most promising things when it comes to film right now is the idea of “spiritual sequels” to successful horror movies from decades ago. This first started with 2018’s Halloween, which turned out to be a Grade-A sequel to the 1978 classic. Last month, it was...
by Kevin Allen | Jun 20, 2019
This weekend marks the release of Toy Story 4, the latest computer animated film from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. The announcement of the project in 2015 was met with heavy skepticism after the initial trilogy was capped by a perfect ending to...