Podcast

Ticklish Business #207: Beach Blanket Bingo (1965 with John Malahy)

The "Summer Movies" author joins us on the beach to talk Frankie and Annette.

Guest Author

Dance, Monkey, Dance: The TikTokification of An Arts Career

Is this the new working for exposure?

Popcorn Disability

Popcorn Disabilities: 'Coming Home' Showed Us Disabled Life During Wartime

Remember when Jon Voight was actually a great actor?

Guest Author

Christopher Reeve Is Superman

What is it about Christopher Reeve that made him the perfect Superhero?

Movie Reviews

'Superman' (2025) Review: The Man of Steel Grapples With a New Age of Superhero

Director James Gunn tries to deal with the questions of being a superhero in the age of harsh geopolitical times...and fanboys are gonna be big mad

Interview

Embeth Davidtz Talks Lessons From 'Matilda' in Her Latest Movie

The "Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight" director and screenwriter discusses adaptation and tackling Alexandra Fuller's memoir

Best Of Lists

The Best Things I Watched and Read in June

The little things I enjoyed over the last month.

Popcorn Disability

Popcorn Disability: Susan Peters, First Disabled Lady of Television

And why we'll never get to see her TV work.

Podcast

Ticklish Business #206: Jaws (1975 with Christopher Shaw Myers)

You're gonna need a bigger boat for this episode

The Trade

Bond, Gen Z, and the Fading Movie Star

Or why casting Tom Holland isn't gonna make Bond any better

Movie Reviews

'Jurassic World: Rebirth' Review: Dinos Run Amuck While the Franchise Tries to Start Over

Why can't we figure out what to do with "Jurassic Park" in 2025?

Movie Reviews

'F1 Review': Brad Pitt's Racing Drama Sails (When It Isn't Riding the Brakes)

Pitt and crew are in fine form with a race car drama short of surprises but high on technical beauty