Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: The Manchurian Candidate Is The Kindest, Bravest, Warmest, Most Wonderful Movie I’ve Ever Known In My Life
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
The Farewell Phenomenally Grapples With How To Say Good-Bye
When I was a kid, I thought of all the adults in my life as…
Year of the Month: CRAZY HEART and Walking Hard
To properly contextualize Crazy Heart, we have to go back two years. In 2007, Walk…
Year of the Month: DARK PLACES, by Gillian Flynn
My mom, she just never forgave me. I’d come home and tell her about something…
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Is A Surface-Level Trip To 1969
Whether it’s in characters discussing the definition of a TV pilot or sadistic movie stuntmen,…
The Lion King Will Leave You Feline Nothing
So, quick recap for those who aren’t familiar with the original Lion King: Simba (voiced…
The Art of Self-Defense Humorously Confronts Toxic Masculinity
Casey Davies (Jesse Eisenberg) is a mild-mannered individual, no two ways about it and that…
WORLD’S GREATEST DAD and DOGTOOTH (Year of the Month)
If you ask me if I’ve ever lied in my role as a parent, I’d…
Ari Aster Delivers Another Slow-Burn Horror Winner With Midsommar
Much like how Jordan Peele made quite a different beast with Us compared to his…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Is The Good Version of EuroTrip
AVENGERS: ENDGAME SPOILERS AHEAD. NO SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME SPOILERS THOUGH, I PROMISE Peter Parker…