Spoilers will be discussed in this review for Scream VI. Sequels, trilogies, reboots and the requel. Now we’ve got Scream VI, which struggles to fit into any of these categories. The biggest problem with Scream VI is the absence of the franchise’s beloved mainstays. David Arquette’s dippy Dewey died in Scream V, and Neve Campbell declined to return for … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. Beneath a glorious mountain vista is the Silver Lake Resort. A furious winter storm rages, unrelenting and unforgiving. We hear a passage from Revelations 21, read by the voice of Scott Shepherd, the actor tasked with bringing one of the most … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of The Last Of Us. Bloody tracks in the snow lead to an ancient, weathered house. Inside, Ellie fights to control the bleeding from Joel’s knife wound. He urges Ellie to leave him and return north to Tommy’s settlement. She’s hesitant to go but heads for the stairs. She … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of The Last Of Us. Sometimes, HBO’s The Last Of Us can find a way to tug at your heartstrings with a line of dialogue or the death of a character cherished by all. The opener earned a reputation for pulling on said heartstrings within the first thirty minutes. The Bill and … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. The credits start to play, supported by Agnes Obel’s ethereal “Fuel to Fire,” and we can take a deep breath, reeling from those final sobering minutes of the episode. Henry’s suicide, a tragic consequence after being forced to kill his infected brother, is … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. Last week, we had a post-pandemic love story, sweeping audiences away with an earnest, original insight into Bill and Frank’s relationship. There were strawberries and songs, suicides, and Ellie sitting inside a spaceship, or at least in her imagination. This week, … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. This’ll be a tough one to write. It’ll be a long one too. Following a summary of last week’s events, the third chapter of HBO’s adaptation cuts to the credits and skips past the cold open. The absence of one is … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. The second episode to HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us follows suit from last week’s talk show interview in 1968 – and opens with an entirely original scene to open the next chapter. We begin in September 24, 2023, two days … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. The flashback to 1968 is one of the biggest deviations from the source material but the perfect opener to HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. Speaking on a television talk show, Dr. Neuman (a fleeting cameo from John Hannah) and … Read more
Spoilers ahead for this review of White Noise. White Noise follows Professor Jack Gladney (Adam Driver), his wife Babette (Greta Gerwig) and his bright, babbling children: Heinrich, Denise, Steffie and Wilder. The story doesn’t follow a traditional movie structure and is instead segmented into three parts: the general familial antics, tales of empty pill bottles … Read more