Christopher Fagan

We finally caught a screening of Scream 7, and I’ll be blunt: I’m struggling to remember the last time a movie gave me exactly what I asked for, yet executed it so poorly that I ended up hating it. The franchise that pioneered the "meta" slasher seems to have finally tripped over its own tropes. While there are flashes of the classic Scream tension, the film ultimately collapses under the weight of a nonsensical motive and a blatant lack of original identity. The "Stolen" AI Angle If you’ve...

By Chris and Joy Fagan Marvel Studios has often been criticized for prioritizing spectacle over substance, but with the Disney+ release of Wonder Man , the MCU delivers a surprisingly grounded and intimate character study. Eschewing the typical world-ending stakes, the series finds its strength in the corridors of Hollywood, focusing on the insecurities of an actor who just happens to have superpowers. A Meta-Commentary on Stardom The series stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, a...