Science Fiction
Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ is a shallow, socialist action fantasy
The biggest twist in The Running Man comes when the credits roll: The screenplay is credited to director Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall. I was shocked. No Zohran Mamdani? Even without his name, the movie plays like a…
Badlands Is a Kid-Friendly Reckoning With Toxic Masculinity
Long before the phrase toxic masculinity first stomped its way into our lexicon, there was a great movie about the idea it represents. That movie was Predator, a movie about a band of absolutely gigantic, utterly badass dudes…
Badlands’, the Predator takes on toxic masculinity
Long before the phrase toxic masculinity first stomped its way into our lexicon, there was a great movie about the idea it represents. That movie was Predator, a movie about a band of absolutely gigantic, utterly badass dudes…
In Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’, elites are alien creatures
As movies that diagnose the modern condition go, you can't do much better than Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia. Lanthimos has always been cold and caustic, proffering oddball metaphors for the absurd state of existence.…
Ares’ is a bad movie, but a great Nine Inch Nails music video
The funniest part of Tron: Ares comes at the beginning. There's a screenplay credit. Apparently, someone actually wrote this movie. There's a separate story credit too, which is even harder to fathom. Sure, things…
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