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Reviews & Rants · Movie Rant
What Happens When Success Becomes an Actor's Career Ceiling
From Jennifer Garner and Alan Ritchson to Xochitl Gomez and Mark Hamill, Hollywood fame can open doors—and make the next role harder to land.
November 12, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Review
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO REVIEW: TWO KAIJUS, TOTAL DESTRUCTION, ONE HELL OF A MOVIE
Godzilla Minus Zero delivers massive IMAX spectacle, Ghidorah at his nastiest, and a sequel that tops Minus One, despite a few jarring edits.
November 4, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Review
CLAYFACE REVIEW: DC GETS ITS HANDS DIRTY AND GETS IT RIGHT
James Watkins and Mike Flanagan help turn one of Batman's strangest villains into a bloody, disturbing body-horror movie that proves Gotham has plenty of stories to tell without the Dark Knight.
October 26, 2026
Reviews & Rants · High Five
HIGH FIVE: 5 COVER SONGS I'LL FIGHT SOMEONE OVER
Five covers worth fighting over: Ryan Adams, Jude, Better Than Ezra, Gus Black and The Commitments reinterpret songs from Taylor Swift, Bread, Love and Rockets, Blue Öyster Cult and the 1930s.
October 21, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Review
STREET FIGHTER REVIEW: LANDS A FEW GOOD HITS, BUT FAR TOO MANY MISSES
The characters look right, the soundtrack is great, and some of the performances are surprisingly good. So why does a movie about a fighting tournament spend so little time showing us the tournament?
October 18, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Review
Other Mommy Review: More Mommies Than Scares
Jessica Chastain and a terrific father-daughter pairing can't rescue a supernatural horror movie that runs out of steam long before it runs out of story.
October 9, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Rant
Nepo Babies Aren’t the Problem. Bad Nepo Babies Are.
Hollywood has always had nepo babies. Some prove they belong. Others keep getting chances anyway. Then there’s Dakota Johnson.
October 7, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Review
Verity Review: There Is No Light or Much Sense, It Turns Out
Anne Hathaway goes dark, Josh Hartnett delivers, and Verity keeps you interested until an ending that starts coming apart the more you think about it.
September 30, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Rant
George Lucas Can Change Star Wars. But What About the Ones He Didn’t Direct?
George Lucas has every right to change Star Wars. But Empire and Jedi were directed by Irvin Kershner and Richard Marquand. Whose vision counts?
September 28, 2026
Reviews & Rants · Movie Review
Resident Evil Review: The Game I Never Knew I Wanted to Play
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil captures the feel of the games with terrific cinematography, plenty of laughs, and an adventure I wish I could play myself.
September 20, 2026