Year: 2025

Daredevil: Born Again  stays true to the spirit of its Netflix predecessor, managing to deliver a heart-pounding first season – opening with an unexpected tragedy and a startling change for Matt Murdock AKA Daredevil. The first episode harkens back to Frank Miller’s run on the comic, showing a side of the hero that’s much, much darker. This is a big…

Created & Directed by:  Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, available on Apple+ ‘The Studio’ is phenomenal, the newest breakout show of 2025. An unbridled look at the hilarity and drama that goes on behind-the-scenes of bigger Hollywood productions. Sure, it’s fictional but the metanarrative that the show weaves is one of the most creatively brilliant around: pure desideratum for film…

Destroyer Part revenge thriller, part suspense driven mystery involving a spiraling undercover agent (Nicole Kidman), her deceased partner (Sabastian Stan) and a bank robbery gone wrong that ruins the lives of all those involved. 'Destroyer' shines when showcasing the emotional depth of its characters. The acting is masterful and a slower-paced plot employs non-linear storytelling through flashbacks heightening the stakes…

An in-depth exploration of the root cause of violent tendencies, a society's failed attempt to mitigate antisocial behaviours, and how these two intertwined issues create a self-perpetuating quagmire. Free will and autonomy are central themes of the story as it attempts to deconstruct individual evil acts vs systemic; giving an unflinching look at both in the process.  The film is…

Written & Directed by Drew Hancock Plot Breakdown & Observations Ever since man invented the concept of robots, he has been searching for ways to f*ck them. Films and television shows such as The Stepford Wives, Her, Blade Runner 2049, Black Mirror and Ex Machina have explored this subterranean desire. Drew Hancock’s sci-fi horror thriller, Companion, is the latest addition…

The Super (1991)  Dir. Rod Daniel,  Written by Sam Simon & Nora Ephron  Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is a NYC slumlord intent on bilking his tenants for everything they're worth, until one day: through a stroke of bad luck, a judge orders him to live in his most rundown and derelict building, a virtually uninhabitable apartment complex situated in the…

A gripping murder mystery involving an English ex-Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan), his wife (Olivia Williams), mistress (Kim Cattrall), and a recently deceased ghostwriter assigned to revise his memoirs. Roman Polanski directed 'The Ghost Writer' (titled 'The Ghost' in UK & Ireland).  The replacement (Ewan McGregor) reluctantly takes the job, quickly becoming entangled in a web of lies, deceit, and a…

Valentine’s Day – is it a commercialized holiday with the sole purpose of making single people feel inadequate?  Or is it the one day a year that true love blossoms like a “night blooming Cereus”. Honestly, I don’t have an answer. But I can suggest an awesome Britcom1 that follows the misadventures-in-love of a quartet of friends who hail from…

Book I:1-32 The nature of the war "I sing of a worse than civil war, of war fought between kinsmen over Pharsalia’s plains, of wickedness deemed justice; of how a powerful people turned their own right hands against themselves; of strife within families; how, with the first Triumvirate broken, the forces of the quivering globe contended in mutual sinfulness; standard…

The Academy Awards are once again upon us, airing on Sunday, March 2nd  /2025 at 5:00pm PST. Below is a comprehensive list of Acting & Directing Oscar nominations for 2025: Best Picture: Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez I’m Still Here Nickel Boys The Substance Wicked Best Director: Sean Baker – Anora Brady Corbet…