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'Wolf Man' Is a Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Directed by Leigh Whannell
PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025
Sitting through Leigh Whannell's 'Wolf Man,' I was reminded constantly of Philip Barkin's snarky, forthright poem "This Be the Verse." "They...
Cameron Diaz Is 'Back in Action' with Dodgy CGI and Electric Chemistry
Directed by Seth Gordon
PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2025
For all the action films Netflix churns out, their CGI remains the biggest letdown — and the studio's latest, 'Back in Action,' fails to be...
"Bologna" Already Sounds Like Classic Destroyer
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PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2025
Destroyer's latest single, "Bologna," just autoplayed on Spotify, and even though the song is barely a week old, I was instantly struck by...
'The Last Showgirl' Ushers In the Pamassaince
Directed by Gia Coppola
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025
The Pamaissance is here. After 2022's 'Pam & Tommy' reappraised Pamela Anderson as a sympathetic hero, the 2023 doc 'Pamela, a love story'...
Though 'Grand Theft Hamlet' Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't
Directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025
English teachers absolutely love anything that makes classic literature seem cool to young people. Someone rapping 'The Canterbury Tales'?...
CJ Wiley's "Don't Die Charlie" Is a Matter of Life or Death
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PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2025
I remember hearing an early iteration of "Don't Die Charlie" at Lee's Palace when CJ Wiley played the 2022 edition of our annual Class Of...
'Severance' Presents More Questions Than Answers in Creepy Season 2
Created by Dan Erickson
PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2025
As 'Lost' viewers will surely remember, thrillers that rely on ambiguity tend to be all setup and no payoff. The mystery is so gripping that...
Lambrini Girls Have Big Cunt Energy on 'Who Let the Dogs Out'
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PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2025
It's pretty prophetic of Brighton's Lambrini Girls to drop 'Who Let the Dogs Out' on the day that man south of the border conclusively...