Author: Kasey Butcher

If you are starting to feel antsy in the gap between seasons of Severance, then Apple TV+ has you covered

Years ago, I taught Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in a 100-level college course in which the students were supposed to learn

If, like me, you love spending this time before Halloween watching scary movies and trying not to get into the

Apple TV+ has two new movies this month that look at love under unusual, sometimes catastrophic circumstances. In one, a

Before autumn gets into full swing, bringing longer nights perfect for filling with spooky movies, the cozy weekends provide ample

After a limited release in theaters, Highest 2 Lowest is now streaming on Apple TV+. The crime drama centers on

Categorizing a movie by genre can be challenging sometimes, especially when they blend conventions. For example, Then Monkey uses elements

With school back in session, why not anticipate the return of fall with an atmospheric horror-mystery about an entire class

When we were kids, my brother and I annoyed our dad by bantering lines from Adam Sandler movies back and

Sinners made a big splash at the theaters before coming to Max for streaming. The mid-summer timing of this debut

Recently, my husband and I watched My Best Friend’s Wedding, a classic rom-com that, at the distance of nearly 30

So many movies and shows these days focus on rich people behaving badly. To me, it is getting a bit

If you listened to my dad on the radio in the 1990s, it might not surprise you to know that

If you missed the sci-fi thriller Companion when it was in theaters, it is now available to stream on Max.

This week, I accidentally watched a trio of films that dwell on how loss can lead to reinvention, each in

Everyone has bills to pay and that’s the only reason I can think of to explain some of the movies

Great actors can sometimes make stale writing still feel exciting, as exemplified in The Gorge and Running Point. Meanwhile, Sara

The other day, I asked my daughter to rank the fictional bears. Corduroy topped her list, followed closely by Paddington

Sometimes movies that feel familiar provide a comforting sort of fun and other times they set us up for unexpected

This week, I watched two films that very differently explore trauma and themes about people’s inhumanity toward each other. Your

Happy New Year, Waynedale. I’m back to report on what I have watched since Christmas: a gripping sci-fi series, the

I took my knitting to the movie theater, which tells you two things. I can knit in the dark. And

Years ago, in a class about food in literature, I first saw the 1992 film Like Water for Chocolate and

Woman of the Hour draws inspiration from the real-life crimes of Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who appeared as a

The time has come again my annual roundup of what new horrors are streaming. I want to say that I