Articles by Tobias Jeg
'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Is Full of Fowl Fun
Directed by Sam Fell
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023
The team behind legendary UK franchise Wallace and Gromit has returned with Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. This is not a prequel or origi...
How Satanic Panic Shaped the Pop Culture of the 1980s
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
Satanic panic seems almost laughable now — but in the 1980s, it was a huge force in shaping pop culture. Its influence largely stemmed from...
'Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)' Is a Flat Take on Music's Most Iconic Album Covers
Directed by Anton Corbijn
PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2023
Anton Corbijn is primarily known as a maestro of music videos (Depeche Mode, U2, Arcade Fire, etc.), but the Dutchman is back to making mus...
'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Rolls the Dice and Deals a Critical Hit
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2023
Dungeons? Yes. Dragons? Also yes! In fact, this movie has something for everyone, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but they finally mad...
'Pearl' Is as Beautiful as It Is Disturbing
Directed by Ti West
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2022
Pearl the movie? Great. Pearl the character? She may look sweet, but she's just about the worst daughter anyone could ask for. Clearly, the...
'Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché' Shows Why the X-Ray Spex Singer Belongs on the Punk Rock Mount Rushmore
Directed by Celeste Bell and Paul Sng
PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2022
If there's a Punk Rock Mount Rushmore, many would argue that Poly Styrene's face belongs there with the likes of Strummer and MacKaye. She...
CUFF.Docs Review: 'Glory and Grief: The Fergie Jenkins Story' Tells the Inspiring Story of a Canadian Sports Legend
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021
An hour long and an easy watch, the title of this comprehensive documentary says it all: Glory and Grief: The Fergie Jenkins Story. (Full d...
Alan McGee Biopic 'Creation Stories' Is a Classic Story of Sex, Drugs and Oasis
Directed by Nick Moran
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2021
"I had two obsessions back then: music and money." So explains our protagonist in the opening minutes of this biopic film — and spoken l...
