Movies

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we discuss our favorite actors or directors who, at some point, were thought to have no career but came back to reprise their fame. We’ll also mention ones that we WISH would get their comeback. Also on this episode, our news roundup includes LuLaRich docuseries about the LuLaRoe pyramid scheme, Hotel Transylvania 4 is skipping theaters and going straight to Amazon Prime Video globally after $100 million deal with Sony, and Field of Dreams getting a series adaptation; a spoiler-free review of Demonic, upcoming releases, and our What's This Movie? segment. 

One of the largest international film festivals dedicated to genre films is celebrating its 25th year in 2021. Fantasia Film Festival is located in Montreal, Canada, and will be presenting its festival in a digital format for movie-lovers and critics from August 5-25, 2021, including screenings, premieres, panels, and workshops. The festival will take a heightened focus on Japanese cinema "in celebration of the key role that Japan’s culture has played across Fantasia’s history".

Stillwater leaves you asking the question, how far will you go for family, as Matt Damon takes us on a rollercoaster ride of emotional based decisions.

Jake Johnson delivers hilarity and heart as a man embracing life after the death of his mother in Ride the Eagle. Read on for our review.

On the latest episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we discuss Comic-Con 2021, review Ride the Eagle, Old, & Snake Eyes before debating the best sidekicks in film and TV.

Going to a secluded beach won't cure your problems and illnesses. Nor will seeing Old, the latest offering from M. Night Shyamalan.

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we discuss Psychological Horror vs Gore, plus reviews of Space Jam 2, Gunpowder Milkshake, and the Fear Street Trilogy

Gunpowder Milkshake misses its mark and does a disservice to the otherwise talented cast. The script is so bad, you'd think they teamed up with Tommy Wiseau.

Black Widow's triumphant return to the big screen parallels the real-life horrors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and historical female oppression.

Fear Street: Part One 1994 kicks off with a beautiful twist of an homage to the first Scream, mirroring the method and timing of the kill(s) early on, along with other tributes such as a prick making a mockery of the recent murders down the school hallway, and even a score reminiscent of Scream at times. All before making a tongue in cheek jab at R.L. Stine's The Wrong Number. Homages can be very hit or miss depending on how crafty the director is in balancing the tightrope of "remake" and "homage", but Fear Street's Leigh Janiak knocks it out of the park. Fear Street plays like a love song to the 90s with feverishly fun kills and an outstanding soundtrack.