Drama
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The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga Succeeds, But With a Few Bumped Turntables and Screeching Record Scratches From Boyz n the Hood to Baby Boy, legendary director John Singleton built a lifelong vision: to authentically portray Black life in Los Angeles. In 2014, he continued that mission with Snowfall. Rather than just revisit familiar narratives, Singleton…
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Crystal Lake
Nearly a year after Pamela Voorhees’ son Jason drowns at summer camp, bodies begin turning up, and conspiracies close in on the quiet, wooded New Jersey town of Crystal Lake. Who are we kidding here? Who doesn’t know the story of the hockey-masked, unstoppable killing machine, Jason Voorhees? In sequel after sequel of Friday the…
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Carrie
In his mid-20s, an unknown writer from Portland, Maine, began working on his debut novel. He lived in a trailer with his wife and taught high school English. At times, frustration overwhelmed him. He threw the first pages in the trash. Yet his wife dug them out and encouraged him to keep going. He based…
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Verity (2026)
Michael Showalter’s Movie and Colleen Hoover’s Pulpy, Voyeuristic, Psycho-sexual Soap Opera Are for Writers—and Readers Who Love Writers. If you’ve read Colleen Hoover’s Verity and liked it, then you’ll enjoy this movie. It’s like the book but for the big screen. One thing you should know: if you ever wondered what’s inside a writer’s mind,…
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Digger
Warner Bros.’ last movie ever is for and about you, the globalized general public. If you’ve read a movie review claiming they didn’t “get” Digger (2026), that critic is doing you a disservice. The five credited writers, including director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, wanted to expose exactly this kind of reaction from such industry “authorities” on…
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026)
Oscar-Winning Mahershala Ali Stars as a Sword-Wielding Muslim Hitman Who Becomes a One-Person Army at the Center of a Spiritual War in Houston While Trying to Secure Breast Milk for His Infant Daughter. Yes, Really. You Just Have to Believe. Wesley Snipes was 36 when the original Blade (1998) hit theaters. Mahershala Ali was 45…
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Heart of the Beast (2026)
Heart of the Beast (2026) Is Exactly That: An Examination of the Emotional Relationship Between an Aging Special Forces Veteran and His Combat Dog. An Ancient Bond and a Partnership Forged in Battle Dogs became man’s best friend tens of thousands of years ago, forging a bond rooted in survival. Heart of the Beast is…
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If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026)
If I Go Will They Miss Me Refuses to Let the Black American Experience Be Erased from the Western Canon. As women of color—especially Black women—face unique, often unseen challenges of racism and sexism, Black men have their own. Ours are more systemic and institutional. From slavery to wage gaps, it’s nearly impossible to fulfill…
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Union County (2026)
Union County (2026) Finds Truth in Recovery’s Daily Struggle, Not in Hollywood’s Typical Depiction of It A Director Returns Home A quick Google search for Adam Meeks calls him a “Brooklyn-based filmmaker and video producer.” But Meeks was actually born in Union County, Ohio—a rural town hit hard by the opioid epidemic. In his latest…
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Dutton Ranch
The Gamble That Redefined Modern Westerns Believe it or not, when Taylor Sheridan first tried to sell Yellowstone—a show inspired by the emotional loss of his own family’s ranch from childhood—network executives were skeptical. They doubted audiences would be drawn to stories where land is sacred and blood is currency, or where themes of loss…
