Review: ‘Eternals’ Breaks the Marvel Formula, But Not Necessarily for the Better

After over a year of movie delays, Marvel is back on schedule. Only a few short months after the last theatrical installment (Shang-Chi, in September), the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with Eternals. Based on the characters in the Marvel comics of the same name written by Jack Kirby and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao, Eternals follows a group of super-powered beings who have been on Earth for centuries. 

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Review: ‘The Lodge’ is a Muddled, but Effective, Horror Story

The Lodge is a psychological/supernatural horror film that deals with concepts of loss, grief, and trauma. The film tells the story of two children, Aidan (Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh), whose mother (Alicia Silverstone) has recently committed suicide. Their father (Richard Armitage) is getting married again and, in an effort to get the children to bond with his fiancee, Grace (Riley Keough), he lets her babysit them at the family’s lodge in the country. Grace struggles to connect with her two resentful soon-to-be step-children, but as the snow piles up and she starts to unravel, it seems that the tension between them may be the least of her worries. Continue reading “Review: ‘The Lodge’ is a Muddled, but Effective, Horror Story” →