The Barbie movie by director Greta Gerwig takes some significant risks but is primarily a success.
Every Wes Anderson Movie Ranked With Asteroid City now in theaters, looking back at the career of the talked-about auteur ...
The musical industry “satire,” from Sam Levinson and The Weeknd, failed for three big reasons: It had horrible lead performances,...
Not the Black Mirror you remember?
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Summer’s Two Moods Summer often feels brilliantly bright, crystal clear, and sparkling with energy, perfectly captured long ago by the...
Understanding Outsiders: Tim Burton and The Addams Family Society’s Limited Response to the Unique In most situations, when individuals come...
Unexpected Fashion Shift Typically, Bianca Censori captures widespread online attention specifically due to her extremely revealing outfits. However, this time,...
Sold-Out Crowds Arrive The fourth day of the Lido Festival marks the very first completely sold-out date, and the dramatic...
The Perplexing Problem of Forgotten Favorites Many experienced music reviewers face a curious situation with certain artists. Most times they...
When I first met Bill Persky, I didn’t know who he was. All my less than stellar agent knew was...
Beartown is a Swedish thriller series based on the eponymous novel written by New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman.
It’s been almost a week since I last wrote about BTS so of course I had to correct myself in...
Gods of Egypt will not forsake you I once appeared on the wonderful News Reel podcast here on Pop Optiq....
Alex Noyer's feature directorial debut struggles to find a foundation to build it's nasty, creative torture devices.
A loose screenplay and disorienting editing undermines 'Violation,' an otherwise interesting take on the revenge subgenre.
WandaVision may be over but Marvel’s first Disney Plus streaming series has certainly left a mark on fans (at least...
Explaining Alex Proyas’ Dark City While The Matrix grabbed more attention the following year from sci-fi fans and moviegoing audiences,...
Attack on Titan's 4th season has some light housekeeping to do as it arranges the pieces on the board for...
TIFF 2020
Here Before stars the great Andrea Riseborough as a mother who becomes obsessed with a neighbor girl with similarities to...
Leah Purcell stars in, writes, and directs an overstuffed adaptation of the classic Australian short story The Drover's Wife.
See You Then follows a trans woman as she reunites with a girlfriend she abruptly left years ago when she...
After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of...
Zack Snyder's Justice League, while similar to its predecessor, strikes a bold, visionary tone that makes it stand out from...
