Herzog's Nosferatu is a conversation about the legacy of Nosferatu and Germany's postwar status. This version mines existential dread,...

As a Scandinavian riff on Hamlet, The Northman is an esoteric and exciting blockbuster. Combining themes of revenge, trauma, and...

Remixing tales of legends, epics, and folktales The Lighthouse synthesizes into a story of descent into madness. Themes of isolation,...

The Witch synthesizes gothic horror with feminist commentary. Themes of sexual oppression, madness, wilderness, religious hysteria,...

The Substance is visceral. Its high-concept body horror is simplistic yet rich with symbolism. Some might complain about the bluntness of...

Nosferatu is foundational in the horror genre. Adapting from Dracula it conveys themes of lust, sexuality, madness, death, and primal...

It's A Wonderful Life remains a great movie flattened by pop culture memory. Its delightful and upbeat tone is juxtaposed with the somber...

Final Destination 3 is an explicit horror piece that deals with the 9/11 existential crisis and the aftermath of it. Its postmodern...

Final Destination 2 is a bloated, bloodier rehash that reeksof a studio cash grab. It's overwrought with one-dimensional characters and...

Final Destination is existential horror fiction that marries high-concept ideas with slasher sensibilities. However, it's marred by...

Civil War is a product of the Jan 6 United States Capitol attacks which reflected polarization and divisiveness in American politics. In...

X-Files I Want To Believe is a curious piece on the X-Files and rumination over its legacy. Its serial Killer Monster of the Week is an...

Deadpool and Wolverine is an overcrowded nostalgia-fest with muddled drama and prioritizing fan service over organic storytelling. It's...

Men is an ambitious film that combines folk horror with commentary on misogyny and fourth-wave feminism. Its intimate plot guides the...

Annihilation is a mediation on existential horror. Its terror is bound on character-driven drama conveying themes of self-destruction,...

X-Files: Fight The Future is the X-files at its zenith in pop culture status for better or worse. It explores the Mulder-Scully dynamic...

Ex Machina is a reflection on the sci-fi genre with Trumpian ideals and its pitfalls. Its noir storytelling accentuates the tension with...

Anatomy Of A Fall combines procedural structure with rich character-driven drama complemented by nonlinear structure storytelling. It...

Iron Claw is a somber piece of family drama wrapped with a tragic undercurrent through it. There are themes of parental pressure,...

Dune Part 2 is a cinematic landmark. It balances high-concept philosophical ideas with grounded character development with purposeful...