Movie Reviews
'How to Train Your Dragon' (2025) Review: This Shot-for-Shot Remake Soars Higher Than Expected
Dare we say DreamWorks does what Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" remake couldn't do? Make a retread just as fun as the original
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Movie Reviews
'Materialists' Review: Love Isn't All You Need in Celine Song's Latest
The Dakota Johnson-starring love triangle movie fails to strike the right chords to make a connection
Best Of Lists
The Film Maven Watch Diary for May 2025
Celebrating the best and the rest of what I discovered over the month.
Podcast
Ticklish Business: Seven Samurai (1954) with Alicia Malone
International Month kicks off with a look at Akira Kurosawa's war epic
Publishing
'Popcorn Disabilities' Cover Reveal and Release Date
I'm going long, book long, on disability in film.
Publishing
Some Essential Tips for Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
So you wanna write a (fiction) book ... in this climate?
Journalism Is F*cked...
Matt Remick on 'The Studio' Is Every Entertainment Journalist These Days
The quest for relevancy in a time when art seems to mean nothing.
Popcorn Disability
Popcorn Disability: 'The Best Years of Our Lives' (1946)
A story of how Hollywood screwed over a dual Oscar-winner for the sheer fact he was disabled
Podcast
Ticklish Business Interview with Karina Longworth
The "You Must Remember This Host" talks her new season.
Movie Reviews
'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) Review: A Remake That Surfs on the Goodwill of the Original
Disney's live-action remake loses all the weirdness of the original when it isn't doing a shot-for-shot reenactment
Journalism Is F*cked...
Why Are Disabled Journalists Still Not Covering Disabled Content?
The release of "Deaf President Now!" is casting an eye on the lack of Deaf and disabled journalists
Movie Reviews
'Bring Her Back' Review: A Viscerally Heartbreaking Slice of Horror
Danny and Michael Philippou's sophomore feature continues to showcase their gritty blend of the grotesque and the gratifying