Movie Reviews
Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos's Latest Is a Quirky Call to Save Our Planet
Jess Plemons and Emma Stone duke it out in Yorgos Lanthimos's latest on how our world is dying.
Kristen Lopez
Movie Reviews
'Eleanor the Great' Review: June Squibb Grips Your Heart in Scarlett Johansson's Directorial Debut
June Squibb continues to delight in a story about the stories we tell in grief.
The Trade
The 'After the Hunt' Interview Gives Us Another Cringey Moment for Journalism
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Deep Dive
Wuthering Heights and the Emerald Fennell Hate Train
The first trailer for Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" got people big mad. But about what?
The 6 Best Things I Watched and Read in August
The Film Maven has hit the road and left Substack behind (though I'll continue to cross post until the end of the year). Welcome to TheFilmMaven.com hosted by Ghost! This means that The Film Maven is 100% independent and even more reliant on subscribers, both paid and
Movie Reviews
'The Conjuring: Last Rites' Review: The Warrens Ghost Adventures Fizzle in Finale
Ed and Lorraine say goodbye to audiences and hello to a host of new ghosts.