Film and television reviews of Star Wars, Marvel, other pop franchises, and Oscar contenders.
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Obsession Review
The box office is booming, but, weirdly, it’s not because there’s a new Star Wars film in theaters for the first time in seven years. Two low budget horror films that have ties to YouTube, Backrooms (which cost $10 million) and Obsession (w...
The Mandalorian and Grogu Review
The Internet can’t seem to decide if The Mandalorian and Grogu is actually doing well at the box office so far. Many news article frame the opening weekend as a failure, saying it is a “disappointment” that hits a “series low.” Meanwhile, o...
Star Wars Movie Rankings
Star Wars is about to return to cinemas with Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is just days away from its opening weekend. To celebrate Star Wars on the big screen, and, frankly, to calm our nerves as we restlessly await the ne...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review
Strike a pose and prepare your finest fit montage because we’re reviewing The Devil Wears Prada 2! Having looked back at the original film last week, Greg, P.T., and I size up one of the most anticipated sequels of the summer movie season....
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Review
Gird your loins! The first movie of the summer movie season, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is in theaters now. To prepare for our review, we wanted to turn back the clock twenty years and revisit (or, for some of us, watch for the first time) th...
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Professor of Writing @ USC. English/Cinema Studies PhD @ Northeastern. English/Expository Writing @ Brown. Writing teacher for 20+ years. Film and television critic for life. Letterboxd: @QuiGonJen
(He/Him) I spend all my free time reading books, watching movies, and absorbing the discourse around nerd culture. Making sure I also take the time to hone my thinking and refine my eye has led to this substack!
Associate Professor of Writing at USC. I spend too much time thinking about all of this.
Dan Zehr is the host of Coffee With Kenobi and co-author of several books. When not examining the galaxy far, far away, he works as a high school English teacher, emphasizing Mythology and Composition, and has an MS in Education.
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