Steve Stebbing

Breaking down all things pop culture

Flying without a co-pilot this week as Chloe takes a break and will return next week. I faced my fears on this new episode and took in Parker Finn’s diabolical sequel to his debut film, Smile. I also got a look at Michael Keaton hanging out in his comfortable sweet spot in Goodrich and welcome back …

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It’s a mixed bag this week to kick it all off, as the long gestated reboot of The Crow completely offended this uber fan of the original 1994 film! We correct course as both Chloe and I have nothing but big love and amazement for the new horror thriller, Strange Darling, a film Chloe says …

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Another big anticipated 2024 horror film hit theaters and both Chloe and I have our thoughts on it as Lupita N’yongo and Joseph Quinn find themselves in a new Quiet Place this week. I also have a couple of Criterion viewings to mention, a classic one in a brand new 4K as well as an …

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I go one-on-one with you, the audience, this week as I give my thoughts on a new and the first June Squibb-led revenge “thriller”, Russell Crowe doubles down on his Exorcist era and I also got the first piece watched of the new Alexandre Dumas adaptations. Jeff Nichols’s debut film makes the upgrade to Blu-ray, …

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This week there are two absolute masterpieces of genre in theaters, Late Night With The Devil and Monkey Man, and I also checked out possibly the crown jewel of Robert Altman’s illustrious career in Criterion 4K for the first time. Andrew Scott takes on the role of Tom Ripley in a new Netflix adaptation, shot …

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We’re back in video form this week in a return to normalcy. We then turn to the paranormal with the new sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, I have some good thoughts about the new Road House remake which might make up for my double dip of very French films. Re-issues on Blu-ray lead to my first …

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New Releases: Priscilla – When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in …

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New Releases: The Last Voyage Of The Demeter – Based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula, the story is set aboard the Russian schooner Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – twenty-four unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London. The film will detail the strange …

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New Releases: Barbie – To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken. Expectations: It’s crazy to think that this film is part of the most anticipated one-two-punch screenings of the year but “Barbieheimer” is a real phenomenon and I …

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New Releases: The Flash – Barry Allen is struck by a bolt of lightning and thus, an extraordinary power is born inside him: The Speed Force. When he uses this power to run back in time and save his mother, he creates a world without heroes and General Zod has returned. To defeat him, his …

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