I will say this upfront as I have never read Emily Bronte's novel "Wuthering Heights." Judging from director Emerald Fennell's 2026 film adaptation, I can safely bet that most of the plot has been severely changed to fit Fennell's appreciation for sex and violence onscreen. This version is most definitely not your average period drama, as modern music, smoldering hot actors, and a frostbitten fever dream of montages encapsulate a premise so indistinguishable from the source m

"Pillion" arrives in theaters this weekend with word-of-mouth that practically precedes it: leather, power games, and one of the two male leads whose animal magnetism could probably light a small city. On that level, the film delivers exactly what it promises. It is sexually charged, confident in its approach, and anchored by performances that understand how attraction and authority can coexist in the same glance.   Yet for all its pleasures and strong acting, director Harry

“That doesn’t even enter my consciousness.”   From the opening moments of director Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme," with a jittery, sweat-soaked intensity and an anachronistic 1980s synth-pop score, the film announces itself as another entry in the Safdie canon. Featuring dynamic performances from its eventual leads, it falls into the "Uncut Gems" comparison of a propulsive man who mistakes unearned confidence for destiny. Like "Uncut Gems," the film is built around a protagoni

"I kneel at the altar of the rational." In 2019, I was living in Austin, TX, celebrating the start of the holiday season by visiting my favorite movie theater chain, Alamo Drafthouse. A staple of the Austin area, Alamo has since become synonymous with cinephiles and decent food among loyal patrons. This particular visit, I pre-ordered a full Thanksgiving meal to watch Rian Johnson's newest whodunit, "Knives Out," complete with turkey, mashed potatoes, and a wine delivered to

"They say I fought like I have demons in me."  The boxing biographical film is a time-honored tradition in cinematic history. Often regarded as Oscar-bait for its central characters and the actors that embody them, sports flicks in general tend to garner a lot of attention for their realistic portrayals of underdogs giving everything they have to the sport they love. "Raging Bull," "The Great White Hope," "The Fighter," "The Hurricane," and "Cinderella Man" are just a few of

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"Unfrosted," Netflix's newest original film, begins with a child seemingly running away from home. Makeshift luggage in hand, he stops at...

"I could be your mother." The reimagining of the romantic comedy hit several highs in the past few years, namely with "Ticket to...

In IMAX Theaters April 19, 2024 Audiences don't often pay attention to documentary short films until they are nominated for the Academy...

"I had no choice. I had to do some Jason Bourne shit!" Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is one of the most talented stuntmen in the film...

"I am Paul Muad'Dib Atreides, duke of Arrakis! Long live the fighters!" Nicole Kidman says it best during her introduction to AMC...

"Seriously, don't do dumb things." This quote is a call to action that Cassie Webb (Dakota Johnson) instructs upon three teenage girls...

"There's nothing cool about being a Nazi." Something strange is afoot in the city of Oakland, California, circa 1987. Green ooze and...

"You won't find Jesus in Amarillo." It is the summer of 1964, a time of great difficulty for the United States of America. Homegrown...

"So shines a good deed in a weary world." When actor Gene Wilder embodied the classic Roald Dahl character of Willy Wonka in 1971's...

"I loved him. But was I in love with him?" In the year of our Lord 2023, the early to mid-2000s seems like a sufficiently nostalgic era....

"I decide what everyone deserves!" What do you get when you mix one of the largest media conglomerates with a pandering tale lacking...

"If you do not provoke me, you do not need to fear me." Napoleon Bonaparte is a name most people know, even if they aren't exactly sure...

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"Oh Captain, My Captain!" Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in full force, and Captain Marvel returns for a sequel all her...

"I want a life of my own." One year after Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler showed what made rocker Elvis Presley so famous in his heyday,...

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"This blanket is a target on our backs." Let's set the scene: 1920s Oklahoma. The Osage Nation becomes the chosen people by chance as the...

"If I'm lying, you can kiss me anywhere you want on this perfect body." The decade is the 2010s. Florida has become the epicenter for new...

"I always get the girl." There is nothing quite like an actor's directorial debut, especially when the film's premiere takes place at an...

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"You live and you die. It's the in-between part that's important." Writer/director Brian Helgeland's work often speaks for itself....

There is no denying that the Holocaust happened. Millions of Jewish people lost their lives to a madman who sought power for a select few...

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