Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Written by Denise Breen There is a specific kind of cinematic shorthand that occurs when Ben Affleck and Matt Damon share the screen. It’s a lived-in, effortless chemistry that can’t be manufactured by even the most meticulous casting directors. In Netflix’s latest high-octane crime thriller, The Rip , directed by the king of gritty testosterone cinema, Joe Carnahan , this chemistry isn't just a nostalgic perk—it’s the very engine that keeps a familiar "cr

Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed: February 12, 2026 Dropped in its entirety on Disney+ late last month, Wonder Man is less of a superhero origin story and more of a love letter (and occasionally a poison pen letter) to the absurdity of Hollywood itself. Showrunners Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest have delivered something the Marvel Cinematic Universe has desperately needed recently: a distinct, singular voice. The series follows Simon Williams (played with soulful intensity by Y

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Author: Denise Breen There is a specific, visceral joy in watching a Sam Raimi movie that feels like a Sam Raimi movie. After a decade largely spent playing in the sandboxes of Marvel and Disney, the director has finally returned to the scrappy, mean-spirited, and splatstick roots that made Evil Dead II and Drag Me to Hell genre touchstones. His latest offering, Send Help (2026), is not a perfect film—it is occasionally shaggy, tonally schizophrenic, and