Mike Tyrkus

As was the first installment of the cinematic adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, released in 2024, the sequel (and conclusion to the series), Wicked: For Good upholds the standards set forth by its predecessor and even, as unbelievable as it sounds, improves on the underlying story arc of the original The Wizard of Oz (1939). Now that Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) has assumed the mantle of The W...[Read More]

Although there are hundreds of film adaptations of Mary Shelley’s Gothic horror masterpiece Frankenstein known to exist, few have captured the hearts of audiences as did director James Whale’s 1931 version starring Boris Karloff as the Monster. Now, ninety-three years later, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro has thrown his artistic hat into the proverbial ring providing audiences with his ...[Read More]

The latest film from director Scott Cooper, the musical biography of Bruce Springsteen entitled Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere may feel less like a standard biography of this ilk and more like a deeply earnest and heartfelt ode to arguably astonishingly brilliant piece of artistic creativity and the young man that created it. Cooper’s film chronicles the recording of Springsteen’s 1982 album...[Read More]

While most current horror releases tend to focus on the gruesomeness of the killing act, there are those rare films such as Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) that center more on character development and story than their counterparts. The new sequel to the 2021 horror entry The Black Phone is one such entry to the genre. Instead of simply regurgitating the premise and methodology of the first film, B...[Read More]

There are movies that haunt the psyche after seeing them and then there is a film such as Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt that are simply haunting in and of themselves, yet still resonate long after the experience of watching the film has ended. While there is no clear-cut way to categorize the director’s latest film, it will undoubtedly be known as one of the filmmaker’s most enduring works when...[Read More]

As a tale of redemption and a vehicle that utilizes the charm of Channing Tatum to the fullest capacity, "Roofman" is an unqualified success.

"Tron: Ares" manages to capture a good deal of the magic of the first film while simultaneously pushing the franchise forward.