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Movie reviews, opinion pieces, High Fives and everything built around an actual point of view.

Black-and-white portrait of singer-songwriter Jude Christodal

Reviews & Rants · Music

You Might Not Know Jude Christodal. I Think It’s Time You Do.

Jude Christodal should have been a much bigger name. From ‘I Know’ and Maverick Records to Low Stars and television music, I’ve been listening for nearly thirty years.

August 21, 2026

Gemma stands in blue light while a sinister figure looms behind her in Insidious: Out of the Further

Reviews & Rants · Movie Review

Insidious: Out of the Further Review: Six Movies In and Pushing It Further

Jacob Chase gives Insidious a noticeable step up with real tension, strong performances and a sixth-movie turn that actually works.

August 20, 2026

Rick Sanchez staring downward with his hands raised during a scene from Rick and Morty.

Reviews & Rants · Television

I Guess I’m Rick Sanchez. This Is Not Good News.

I finally started watching Rick and Morty and discovered the uncomfortable truth: Rick Sanchez has been stealing my personality for years.

August 19, 2026

Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor run through a suburban neighborhood as a prehistoric flying reptile attacks overhead in The End of Oak Street

Reviews & Rants · Movie Review

The End of Oak Street Review: Dinosaurs, Dysfunction and One Hell of a Good Time

David Robert Mitchell makes the family matter before the dinosaurs arrive, turning The End of Oak Street into a tense, scary and really fun horror adventure.

August 13, 2026

The High Five to the Face Music artwork featuring the host and cobra mascot in a chaotic music room.

Reviews & Rants · High Five

The Greatest Hits Curse

Five artists were still white hot when their greatest-hits albums arrived. What happened next makes the timing look a little too fucking suspicious.

August 13, 2026

Bart Simpson holds a $4.99 Radioactive Man comic while Comic Book Guy marks the store price up to $29.99 inside a comic shop filled with inflated collectible prices

Reviews & Rants · Comics

Comic Shops Aren’t Supposed to Be Scalpers

DC is putting comic shops on notice over retailer-exclusive variant prices, and it’s about damn time somebody drew a line between making a profit and scalping collectors.

August 8, 2026

Chris Conrad, Vigilante and Freddie Stroma side by side for the Peacemaker alternate-casting story

Reviews & Rants · The Multi-Dojo

The Multi-Dojo: Peacemaker Shot Five and a Half Episodes With a Completely Different Vigilante

Why was Chris Conrad replaced as Vigilante on Peacemaker? Creative differences led James Gunn to recast the role with Freddie Stroma after five and a half episodes.

August 7, 2026

The Cobra Kai Never Lies mascots inside a comic-book store beside comic-style High Five lettering

Reviews & Rants · Comics

Five Times the Hero Lost— and Absolutely Deserved To

Doctor Strange, Stanley Ipkiss, Guy Gardner, Billy Butcher and Splinter brought their worst comic-book defeats upon themselves.

August 6, 2026

The Super Troopers posing in uniform and sunglasses in front of an explosive orange background

Reviews & Rants · Movie Review

Super Troopers 3 Is the Return to Form Broken Lizard Needed

The second movie fell a little flatter than I hoped. Super Troopers 3 gets Broken Lizard back to what they do best.

August 6, 2026

Eli Roth standing in front of Borderlands promotional signage at a Lionsgate event

Reviews & Rants · Movie Rant

Eli Roth Blames Lionsgate for Borderlands, but When Does Eli Roth Start Blaming Eli Roth?

Eli Roth says Lionsgate ruined Borderlands. Maybe. But after twenty years of overhyped disappointment, when does Eli Roth start blaming Eli Roth?

August 5, 2026

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