Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse is a remarkable sea shanty nightmare of a film, fascinated with capitalistic isolation and the lust for power a man looks to hold over another, all played out to a tapestry of black and grays. To the cry of an ominous fog horn we are introduced to our two men, two lighthouse…
Currently in theaters is Jumanji: The Next Level, the fourth film in the Jumanji franchise (because yes, Zathura does count), and second since the reboot/return/whatever they’re calling it. Written and directed by Jake Kasdan (who directed the last installment), the film sports an impressive cast including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and…
Friday, December 20, 2019 marked the official theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, the third and final film in the Star Wars “Sequel Trilogy” and final installment in the nine-act “Star Wars Saga” – or “Skywalker Saga,” as some have taken to calling it, and of course, unquestionably one of…
Currently out on home video and VOD platforms is Terminator: Dark Fate, the sixth film in the Terminator franchise, though presented as a direct sequel to Terminator (1984) and T2: Judgement Day (1991) as the film officially retcons all other Terminator-related films and television shows from the canon. “The future’s not set. There’s no fate…
Completing Martin Scorsese’s mob milieu, The Irishman is a 3 and a half hour riveting crime epic sprawling across decades and is the director’s most accomplished work since Goodfellas. Based off Charles Brandt’s I Heard you Paint Houses – a non-fictional narrative concerning the later life of union baron Jimmy Hoffa – The Irishman revives classic ideas of…
The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth were flops when they hit theaters. In my opinion, it is one of the greatest tragedies of cinema. Their failures were very emotionally trying for Jim Henson, who I consider to be the greatest amateur storyteller of the 20th century. The use of the word “amateur” may be confusing here,…
Currently in theaters is Doctor Sleep, the latest film by director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) based on the eponymous book by Stephen King. Nerd Nation Magazine was in attendance for the early press screening courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, Allied Marketing, and Regal Cinemas. A sequel to Stanley Kubrick‘s legendary adaptation of…
