The Year of the Wikipedia Blockbuster
This year's Hollywood tentpoles were more interested in filling in encyclopedic gaps than they were in telling their own stories. Read More
December 7, 2018
John DiLillo
Writer and student based in New York. Ask me about my Blu-Ray copy of The Book of Henry.
J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore, and the Perils of Hero Worship
The defining author of our generation has become her own worst enemy. Read More
November 19, 2018
Amazon’s Proposed ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Misses the Point of Middle-Earth
A rumored "Young Aragorn" story flies directly in the face of what made Tolkien's work so special. Read More
August 2, 2018
The Tom Cruise Renaissance
Our last remaining movie star has made the latter half of his career into a showcase for white-knuckle thrill rides… Read More
July 25, 2018
The Horrors of ‘Eighth Grade’
Bo Burnham's coming-of-age film is part of a new movement that draws on the tone and aesthetics of horror without… Read More
July 19, 2018
When Marvel Continuity Goes Wrong
This month's charming 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' is another victim of the MCU crossover machine. Read More
July 9, 2018
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ and Iconography Cannibalism
The latest dinosaur romp abandons '90s nostalgia and instead gets high on its own supply. Read More
June 28, 2018
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Review: Boots Riley’s Debut is a Trippy Delight
Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson shine in one of the best movies of the year. Read More
June 13, 2018