ON THE RADAR
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An Updated Ranking of the Films of Eli Roth
As I’ve said before, to me, Eli Roth is an underrated filmmaker. Sure, he works within genre, and he tends not to do high art, but there’s a style and talent on display that’s impossible to deny. With his latest movie, Ice Cream Man, hitting screens this weekend, it feels like a real good time to update my […] More
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Interview: Noah LaLonde on Season Three of ‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ and the Power of Television
After two seasons of waiting, the third season of My Life With the Walter Boys gives Cole (Noah LaLonde) and Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) fans what they’ve been waiting for: a real chance at their relationship. George’s (Marc Blucas) stroke was a wake-up call for the Walter family to realize what’s really important in life, which […] More
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Interview: Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, and Hanna Bergholm Discuss Their New Horror Movie ‘Nightborn’
Deep in the Finnish forest, a couple’s long-awaited chance at parenthood curdles into something far darker in Nightborn. Saga and Jon relocate to her childhood home hoping to finally start a family, but the arrival of their baby doesn’t bring the life they pictured — it unravels it, turning a quiet domestic dream into a […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of August 3rd – The First Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore Collaboration in ‘Safe’ Comes to Criterion
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have a breakthrough work from both filmmaker Todd Haynes and actress Julianne Moore in Safe coming to the Criterion Collection. In addition to that film, there’s also a notable new release in the video game adaptation Exit 8, as well as an infamous one in the Uwe […] More
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The Top 25 Best Actress Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Believe it or not folks, the last four installments for this series are here, as we’ve already wrapped up the below the line categories. As a reminder, this is a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, where I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances So Far From Tom Holland
Tom Holland has had a hell of a last few weeks. Between The Odyssey becoming an absolute sensation and now Spider-Man: Brand New Day getting some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best notices in years, Holland is front and center for two massive success stories. So, it felt like a perfect time to look at […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Making Sense of ‘Carrie’ in These Times
Hey, did you hear the big announcement at Comic-Con last weekend? They’re making another Carrie! This time as a limited series on Amazon Prime Video! Cool, right? Uh… right? Granted, we’ve been remaking this pretty regularly since the Brian de Palma classic hit theaters literally five decades ago (fun fact: more time has passed between the theatrical release […] More
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The Practical Challenge of Following Cannes, Venice and Sundance From Home
Movie buffs who religiously track award season know well the pain of waking up from a restless sleep and reading all about the amazing Cannes, Venice, or Sundance films that got great reviews – you add the acclaimed ones to an endless watchlist, and then discover those movies will probably take quite some time to […] More
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Interview: Lizzy Greene Breaks Down Lauren’s “New Becoming” in Season Two of ‘Ransom Canyon’
The second season of Ransom Canyon ups the drama by putting Lizzy Greene’s Lauren Brigman in the center of a messy love triangle with the Russell brothers, Lucas (Garrett Wareing) and Kit (Casey W. Johnson). However, throughout the eight episodes, we see Lauren evolve beyond her desire for popularity and the title of Homecoming Queen, […] More
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An Updated Ranking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Account for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
As you all may well have gathered, this article/list is updated and slightly tinkered with to include the new release this week of Spider-Man: Brand New Day* Folks, for the very first list, click here, while the second one is here, the third one is here, the fourth one is here, the fifth one is here, the sixth one is here, […] More
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