Thomas Haden Church

'Twisted Metal' Is Post-Apocalyptic Fluff

Developed by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Michael Jonathan Smith

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2023

Thanks to The Last of Us, video game adaptations are suddenly in a position to be taken seriously as high-brow TV. The Twisted Metal games,...

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Is Pure Fanfic

Directed by Jon Watts

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2021

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is possibly the best film of the superhero boom — so why not do basically the exact same movie, except wi...

Explosions in the Sky Detail New 'Big Bend' Soundtrack

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2021

Texas post-rock crescendo enthusiasts Explosions in the Sky have announced plans for their latest score, Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack f...

'The Peanut Butter Falcon' Is a Familiar Road Adventure With a Fresh Perspective

Directed by Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2019

It would have been easy for The Peanut Butter Falcon to fall prey to all the most egregious inspirational indie film stereotypes, and end u...

'Hellboy' Is Terrible and Makes No Sense Whatsoever

Directed by Neil Marshall

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2019

What is this movie supposed to be about? That's not a rhetorical question — I'm actually asking, since Hellboy makes no sense whatsoever. I...