John Dotson Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan, two prominent figures in the entertainment industry, have been embroiled in a dispute over the television series Yellowstone. The conflict came to a head during the latest season. Sheridan sought to broaden the show’s scope and explore the stories of other characters. And well, Costner made other plans and has
Poker Face was one of the biggest surprises from streaming or television in recent years. Taking inspiration from shows like Columbo, producer Rian Johnson (alongside glamorous actress Natasha Lyonne) gave us a compelling weekly show involving a character who could solve mysteries just by reading their poker faces. In the series, the Russian Doll actress
Beyond the commercialized backdrop of Ben Affleck’s directed film Air about the Air Jordan shoe lies an inspirational spirit. The dream is that one day, someone will identify what makes us unique. And at that moment, we will flourish beyond anything imaginable. Not all of us will become Michael Jordan or own a billion-dollar industry
Cocaine Bear opens with an informative fact about bears, detailing the message that bears rarely attack humans in the wild. It then cites Wikipedia. This is a warning from the top of the film about what to expect. The characters, the approach, and the plot are to be taken as seriously as a Wikipedia source.
In 2021, deep in the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, film festivals began opening their catalogs to those unable to attend. The thought was if one could not attend physically, they would bring the show to them. Festivals such as SXSW and Fantasia Fest created pathways to allow consumers and the press to see films
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania takes some massive swings. When a film aims for such ambition, divisiveness is bound to ensue. And there is ambition here with varied results. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a tale of two movies: 1) A fantasy adventure attempting to be as cartoonish and silly as Flash Gordon; and
Many have tried to replicate The Blair Witch Project’s achievements. That film which ignited the found footage genre was a sensory experience before experimental films like the one we are about to review. The Outwaters comes close to outmatching Blair Witch, but it does so with an interdimensional spin. The Blair Witch Project engaged our
Landscape with Invisible Hand is quite an odd creation. The film, which is based on a book by M.T. Anderson, imagines a world where aliens and humans decide to coexist on Earth because it was mutually beneficial economically. Moreover, it conveys how such an agreement would impact the people from Earth. Cory Finley’s adaptation is
Sundance Film Festival 2023 has been an absolute gem of an event this year. We at Monsters and Critics have viewed over 20 films, and somehow some of these winners we missed during the early part of the festival. We still have more to come–and the festival has not yet concluded–but some of the films
Magazine Dreams is a vicious film that will rattle and test the audience’s nerves. The film, which premiered this week at Sundance, stars Jonathan Majors, who brings a welcoming in-depth performance to his character, Killian. For a film focused on bodily perfection, there is nothing pretty about it. And that is entirely the point. In