I’m warning you now. This Top 15 Films of 2022 list does not contain Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar 2, or anything Marvel. This isn’t a knee-jerk anti-crowdpleaser thing. I enjoyed a … Read More
What did people expect from “Mortal Kombat” that they didn’t get?
Recent release in theaters and on HBO Max is the new “Mortal Kombat”, bringing the supremely violent and bloody video game series back to the big screen. Build-up for the … Read More
“The Little Things” is a lotta boring
Denzel Washington in a potentially gritty cop movie with Rami Malek and Jared Leto? SIGN ME UP! Lincoln Hayes
“Nomadland” should have been a doc
Don’t get me wrong; this is a fine movie. Frances McDormand is amazing, as she always is, and the story is very compelling. But here’s the thing with “Nomandland”: the … Read More
Review: “MLK/FBI” explores the US government’s grudge against the iconic leader
This Friday, January 15, on the 92nd anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth, a new documentary about the iconic civil rights leader will hit select theaters and video-on-demand. MLK/FBI is … Read More
Movie Review: Binoche and Deneuve squabble over “The Truth”
Fabienne Dangeville, the septuagenarian film star played by Catherine Deneuve in The Truth (La Vérité), is an imposing, self-centered diva cut from the same cloth as Bette Davis’s Margo Channing in All About … Read More
Movie Review: “The Booksellers” is a charming doc about print culture
The battle between physical and digital media rages on in The Booksellers. In general, I think we here at Pop Culture Beast are big fans of real objects: discs, action … Read More
Film Review: The Perfect Candidate
The Perfect Candidate The Perfect Candidate opens up with our lead driving a car, a scene only significant because this is the story of a female doctor, and she lives … Read More
The Invisible Man and the Horrors of Abuse
Invisible Man Warning: This is not spoiler-free and deals with the subjects of abuse and suicide. As a long-time fan of Leigh Whannell’s work, I have been eagerly awaiting … Read More
Review: Little Women
Little Women I suppose I must start this review with the not very shocking admission that I loved the novel, Little Women. Well, of course I did, I am an … Read More
Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One As most of you Beastlings know, the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens tonight, 16 December. And while Rogue one … Read More
Blu-Ray Review – “Overlord”
Review: Overlord For me the most overlooked motion picture from last year was Overlord. This film just might be the only action, sci-fi, horror, period piece mash-up that works on … Read More
Movie Review: Ford vs Ferrari
Review: Ford v Ferrari That need for speed, it started long before Top Gun. Kids have raced their bikes for pocket money bets, hot rodders have wagered their vehicles on … Read More
Movie Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” burns with repressed passion
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (not quite a literal translation of the French title, Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, but I’ll let it slide) is the kind of film … Read More