Steve Stebbing

Breaking down all things pop culture

New Releases: The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild – Of any of the characters from the Ice Age films, I never would have thought Buck Wild would get his own spin-off series for Disney+ but given that he was voiced by Simon Pegg in the movies it warms my heart to get a show …

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New Releases: Munich: The Edge of War – This was definitely a pleasant surprise to see coming in a week that doesn’t have a lot to offer as it is a World War II film that features George MacKay, an actor who did a hell of a job in a major World War I film, …

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New Releases: Scream – Usually January is a dead in the water month for big releases but in 2022 we’re getting the horror year kicked off early because a slasher franchise heavyweight is coming back to theaters and fans, such as myself, are really excited about it. It should be noted right away that this …

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New Releases: The 355 – The beginning of January is usually the time where studios slot in the films that they are unsure of the market for and that feels very fitting for this new all ladies espionage action film that boasts a pretty good cast. Even with Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, Bing …

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New Releases: Cyrano – The story of Cyrano De Bergerac has been told many times with many different actors taking the role like Gerard Depardieu and Jose Ferrer being the notables but when I saw Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage and Atonement filmmaker Joe Wright attached to this, I got immediately interested. What turns …

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New Releases: The Matrix Resurrections – Even though the last two movies in the original Matrix trilogy are not great, to say the least, the anticipation for his new restart to the franchise is at a fever pitch and the expectations, at least in my eyes, are kind of endless. Do we even know where …

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New Releases: Spider-Man: No Way Home – It’s pretty cool to be heading into the end of the year with definitely the biggest Marvel movie of the year and a film that is going to change the landscape of that cinematic universe for the next phase. There is so much speculation heading into this film, …

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New Releases: West Side Story – Steven Spielberg’s long gestated passion project has finally made its way to the big screen and, impressively, during one of the toughest times to make a huge film, a global pandemic. While Scorsese’s passion project was a brutal film about missionaries bringing the word of God to Japan in …

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New Releases: The Power Of The Dog – When acclaimed writer and director Jane Campion returns to film after an over ten-year hiatus, you stop and take notice as a film fan. Granted, she made the excellent murder mystery series Top Of The Lake with Elisabeth Moss for BBC but there is something special with …

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New Releases: House Of Gucci – There’s something about this movie that looking at good reviews for it just doesn’t ring true in my mind and it might be all stemming from a poster that looks like a Saturday Night Live sketch. It may also be my wavering belief in Ridley Scott’s films these days …

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