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Cursed Toys and Comedy: How The Monkey Turns Horror on Its Head

Rolando Illanes Jr.

February 24, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror

2025 Movies, Cult Horror, Film Review, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movies 2025, Independent Horror, Modern Horror, Movie Review, Neon, New Movie Releases 2025, Osgood Perkins, Psychological Horror, Stephen King Adaptation, Supernatural Horror, Tatiana Maslany, The Monkey (2025), Theo James
Trauma, Terror & Toy Monkeys: How Osgood Perkins Twists Fear on Screen

Rolando Illanes Jr.

February 14, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror

2025 Movies, Film Review, Film Reviews, Horror Movies 2024, Horror Movies 2025, Independent Horror, Longlegs, Maika Monroe, Movie Review, Neon, New Movie Releases 2025, Nicholas Cage, Osgood Perkins, Psychological Horror, Stephen King, Tatiana Maslany, The Monkey, Theo James
Heart Eyes: A Rom-Com With a Body Count

Rolando Illanes Jr.

February 10, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Romantic Comedy

2025 Movies, Film Analysis, Film Review, Heart Eyes Killer, Heart Eyes Movie Review, Horror Movies 2025, Horror Rom-Com, Josh Ruben, Mason Gooding, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, New Horror Films, New Movie Releases 2025, Olivia Holt, Romantic Horror, Screen Gems, Slasher Comedy, Slasher Romance, Sony Pictures, Valentine’s Day Horror
Shepherding Through Trauma: The Wounds of Bring Them Down

Rolando Illanes Jr.

February 7, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Psychological Drama

2025 Movies, Barry Keoghan, Bring Them Down, Christopher Abbott, Christopher Andrews, Colm Meaney, Dark Drama, Drama, Film Criticism, Film Review, Generational Trauma, Independent Film, Indie Films, Irish Cinema, Masculinity in Film, Movie Analysis, Movie Review, Movie Themes, MUBI, New Movie Releases 2025, Psychological Drama, Rural Cinema, Rural Thrillers, Shepherding in Film
Artificial Affection: The Sci-Fi Relationships of Love Me and Companion

Rolando Illanes Jr.

February 6, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews

2025 Movies, AI and Humanity, AI Movies, Andrew Zuchero, Artificial Intelligence in Film, Best Sci-Fi Movies 2025, Companion, Drew Hancock, Female Empowerment in FIlm, Film Review, Indie Films, Jack Quaid, Kristen Stewart, Love Me, Movie Review, New Movie Releases 2025, Robots in Movies, Sam Zuchero, Sci-Fi Horror, Sci-Fi Movies, Sci-Fi Relationships, Sophie Thatcher, Steven Yeun
Survival and Spirit: A Look at I’m Still Here, One of Them Days, and Presence

Rolando Illanes Jr.

January 28, 2025

Entertainment, Film Reviews

2024 Films, 2025 Films, Cinematography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Family Drama, Female Protagonists, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Gentrification, Haunting, Homelessness, Horror, I’m Still Here, Indie Films, Lawrence Lamont, Mental Health, Movie Review, Movie Thoughts, New Releases, One of Them Days, Political Drama, Presence, Social Commentary, Social Issues in Film, Steven Soderbergh, Thriller, Walter Salles