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Crush of the Month

Crush of The Month : Guillermo Del Toro and the Beauty Of Monsters

Guillermo del Toro's monsters were never the thing I feared. They were wounded, gentle, misunderstood, and somehow safer than the world around them. This is not a filmography or a…

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3 February 2026
Slasher Summer

Camp, Carnage & Coming-of-Age: Why Slashers Love Summer

Why do so many slashers take place in summer? From Friday the 13th to Fear Street, this article dives into why camp, chaos, and coming-of-age go hand in hand, with…

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21 May 2025
Film & TV Analysis

The Evolution of the Final Girl: What Makes a Great Horror Survivor?

What makes a great Final Girl in horror movies? From Halloween to Scream and The Final Girls, explore how this iconic trope has evolved over the decades.

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21 March 2025
  • Supergirl 2026 review
    Film & TV Analysis,  The Feeling

    Supergirl (2026) : Why This Superheroine Finally Felt Like Me

    13 July 2026 /

    I’ve never related to a superheroine. Not once. There’s always been this gap between me and them. This glossy, untouchable perfection. Flawless, always making the right call, always somehow above it all. Inspiring, sure. But never someone I recognized. Then Kara Zor-El showed up hungover, grieving, half-lost in a galaxy she doesn’t feel like she belongs in, and the gap just… closed. This Supergirl isn’t pure. She’s not sure she wants to be anyone’s hero at all. She’s searching for a place to belong without letting herself actually ask for it, which is a very specific, very human kind of stuck. And the thing that finally gets her moving isn’t…

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    Why the Twist in Parasite Is a Screenwriting Masterclass

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  • The Feeling

    The Films That Found Me at the Wrong Time (And Why That Was Exactly Right)

    22 April 2026 /

    Some films arrive at the wrong time and that collision changes everything. On Eternal Sunshine, Life of Pi, Brazil, and the strange alchemy of imperfect timing.

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    Project Hail Mary – Why This Film Hit Differently (And I Wasn’t Ready)

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  • The Feeling

    Project Hail Mary – Why This Film Hit Differently (And I Wasn’t Ready)

    8 April 2026 /

    Project Hail Mary didn't just move me, it found me at the right time. Here's what it felt like to watch a film that still believes in magic.

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    Film & TV Analysis

    Why I Watch Movies Years After Everyone Else (And Why That’s Not Being “Behind”)

    24 February 2026 /

    Why do I keep watching movies years later instead of on opening weekend? In a culture of immediacy, film hype and FOMO, this is my quiet refusal to rush and why personal timing matters more than being first.

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    Why The Goonies is the Ultimate ‘80s Adventure Movie

    9 March 2025
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    Why we’re all crushing on the new Fantastic Four (yes, even you)

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    Quick reviews & Hot takes

    No, Actors Don’t Need to Be Beatles Clones

    13 February 2026 /

    No, actors don't need to be Beatles clones. Cinema isn't Madame Tussauds with better lighting. What matters isn't bone structure, it's performance, perspective, and whether the film actually lives.

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    Thunderbolts 2025 review: found family, Bob Supremacy & my unexpected Marvel relapse

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    Why I Care More About How a Movie Feels Than How Smart It Is

    10 February 2026
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    Gladiator II : I didn’t like the first one either (sorry)

    23 January 2026
  • Quick reviews & Hot takes

    Why I Care More About How a Movie Feels Than How Smart It Is

    10 February 2026 /

    I'm tired of being told a movie has to be "smart" to be worth loving. Sometimes I don't want a film that's trying to outsmart me, I want one that feels alive. The kind that hits your chest, not your ego. This is a love letter to emotional cinema, imperfect comfort watches, and the right to say: "I don’t care if it's clever. I care if it works on me."

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    Jurassic World: Rebirth — Not My Dinosaurs (But Jonathan Bailey Can Stay)

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    Is James Gunn’s Superman the hero we needed?

    14 July 2025

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    Quick reviews & Hot takes

    A Quiet Place : Day one – The softest apocalypse

    6 February 2026 /

    I didn't expect A Quiet Place: Day One to hit me like this. What begins as a tense horror setup quickly reveals itself as something far more intimate, a story about connection, tenderness, and the quiet ways people hold each other together when the world falls apart.

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    Jurassic World Rebirth Review

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    Crush of the Month

    Crush of The Month : Guillermo Del Toro and the Beauty Of Monsters

    3 February 2026 /

    Guillermo del Toro's monsters were never the thing I feared. They were wounded, gentle, misunderstood, and somehow safer than the world around them. This is not a filmography or a critical analysis, but a love letter to the stories, the creatures, and the filmmaker who taught me that beauty often lives where others refuse to look.

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    Quick reviews & Hot takes

    Sinners : I thought I’d like it. I didn’t expect Obsession

    30 January 2026 /

    I thought I'd like Sinners. I didn't expect obsession. A vampire film driven by atmosphere, music, dread, and Michael B. Jordan twice.

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  • characters who held my hand
    Binge Club,  Screenwriting & Storytelling

    The Characters Who Held My Hand When No One Else Did

    27 January 2026 /

    Some characters don't save you. They stay. This is about the ones who kept me company when everything else disappeared.

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