Inside Out 2 Crafts a Serviceable Sequel That Cannot Hide the Limitations of Pixar’s Plans for Future Films

Written by Margaret Rasberry on June 17th, 2024  When Pixar President Jim Morris announced that Pixar was shifting from autobiographical films to features with “mass appeal” it sparked a bit of discourse in online spaces. The studio that began with a feature inspired by John Lasseter’s own childhood belief that his toys came to life,

Night Swim Stays in in the Shallow End of Scares

Written by Margaret Rasberry January 4th, 2024 Every release from Blumhouse should be approached with trepidation. The studio can produce genuine surprises such as the oscar winning Get Out, the wackiness of M3gan, the pulsating Whiplash, and the genuine chills of Cam, but as Blumhouse releases an average of 5-8 horror films a year, the

Martin Scorsese Crafts his most Tragic Masterpiece Yet in Killers of the Flower Moon

Written by Margaret Rasberry October 17, 2023  A long tracking shot follows the ground as the score pulsates with percussive Powow drumming representing the budding oil deposits flowing underground ,courtesy of the dearly departed composer Robbie Robertson, until the oil rises from the earth, creating a geyser of black fluid which under the sunlight, is

Joy Ride is the Raunchy Road Trip Summer Movie We Need

Written by Margaret Rasberry July 7th, 2023  Joy Ride is the rare cinematic feat we have been waiting for. Our media is replete with IP driven slop that conveys a strong undercurrent of cynicism for what constitutes as entertainment that is only driven to increase profit margins for shareholders as we have seen with the

Kelly Fremon Craig Wonderfully Adapts Judy Blume’s Classic Coming of Age Classic, Are you There God? It’s Me Margaret that will delight Viewers Young and Old.

Written by Margaret Rasberry on April 27, 2023  In a landscape of unprecedented book bannings from conservative politicians and activists, it seems almost too fortuitous that one of the most challenged books of all time Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret (1970) by Judy Blume, renowned for its frank depiction of burgeoning teenage female

M3GAN is a Hilarious Thrill with an Emotional Center From Blumhouse

Written by Margaret Rasberry January 5th, 2022  Imagine the audiences’ collective surprise when the Universal logo faded, a toy commercial was projected on the screen, advertising an almost unholy amalgamation of a Furby, a troll doll, and a Baby Alive doll that had all those features, including defecation, that your child controlled on an app

The Quiet Girl (2022) is an Affecting First Feature from Colm Bairéad.

The Quiet Girl (2022) is an emotionally life affirming social drama that harkens to the works of Ken Loach and Mike Leigh in its evocation of social realism, and it is remarkable that this is the first theatrical film directed by Colm Bairéad. Bairéad masterfully directs first time actress Catherine Clinch (Cait) in a devastatingly