REVIEW: Madame Web (2024)
Madame Web may be the first movie I’ve seen where the red carpet premiere was more interesting than the film itself. Granted, the red carpet premiere featured this showdown, but the larger point is that this is one terrible movie. Every aspect of Madame Web is a catastrophe; it’s laden down with a dull plot filled with […]
Madame Web Trailer is Mystifying
Sony’s Spidey-adjacent also-rans keep coming out of the woodwork, as the studio has released a trailer for Madame Web. The film focuses on Cassandra Webb, a paramedic who discovers she can see the future and links up with three other women who are being hunted by a villain named Ezekial Sims. Dakota Johnson stars as […]
REVIEW: American Horror Story – Season 12, Episode 5, “Preech”
We’ve reached the midseason finale, which I think is an appropriate time to take stock. So far, I’ve really enjoyed Delicate, which has managed to maintain a pretty restrained tone. I usually really like the first few episodes of a given AHS season for this reason, but then it devolves into shock horror and gross-out shots. Delicate has […]
REVIEW: American Horror Story Season 12: Delicate Episode 4, “Vanishing Twin”
***SPOILERS*** “Vanishing Twin” begins with a flashback to Queen Mary of England in Hampton, 1555. Here, we first see the faces of the hooded women as they demand Mary’s baby as payment for her long, successful reign. Her sister Elizabeth is shocked and refuses to make a similar pact, prompting the women to curse her […]
REVIEW: American Horror Story Season 12, Episode 3, “When The Bough Breaks”
***SPOILERS*** In “When The Bough Breaks,” Anna realizes she and Dex are handling their miscarriage in very different ways. Dex calls Siobhan to comfort Anna. Anna is experiencing time lapses and begins bleeding from her mouth. Despite miscarrying, Anna feels the baby kicking and believes he’s still alive. This is a nitpick and probably […]
REVIEW: American Horror Story – Season 12: Delicate Episode 2, “Rockabye”
***SPOILERS*** In “Rockabye,” Anna is questioned about the break-in by cops who don’t take it seriously. Siobhan informs Anna that she’s been nominated for a Gotham award and tells her to get it together. Anna and Dexter’s embryo is successfully implanted. When Anna tries on a dress for her awards campaign, her mirror shatters, and […]