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‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Is Too Disturbing and Gruesome, Even for True Crime Addicts

Jack Weynand • October 5, 2025

The Ed Gein Story doesn’t feel anything like The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and it even sets itself apart from The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. If you thought that the previous Monster stories were hard to watch, you aren’t ready for its latest rendition.

The Tales We Tell: On David Grann’s ‘The Wager’

Kevin McIlvain • October 5, 2025

David Grann, whose previous work includes Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, returns with a historical nonfiction narrative that reads with the pace of a thriller and the moral complexity of a 19th-century novel.

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Marks the Death of Swift’s Lyricism

Maria Beatriz Saldanha • October 5, 2025

For someone who made Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time list, Taylor Swift delivers an album surprisingly thin on the lyrical depth that once defined her.

Olivia Dean Captures Love and Loss in ‘The Art of Loving’

Nicole Murphy • October 2, 2025

British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean captured the world’s attention earlier this year at London Stadium with a surprise duet on Sam Fender’s “Rein Me In.” Ever since that viral moment in June, fans across the globe have waited patiently to hear more from the 26-year-old.

‘Haunted Hotel’ Premiere Sticks the Landing Despite Issues With Pacing

Nicole Charbit Azpurua • September 28, 2025

Netflix's new adult animated series, Haunted Hotel, checks viewers into the comically nightmarish Undervale Hotel in a premiere episode that blends frantic chaos with surprising emotional depth. The first episode, “Welcome to the Undervale,” hooks viewers with a unique kind of domestic disorder.

‘One Battle After Another’ Is Anderson’s Boldest Work Yet

Anthony McPhelim • September 28, 2025

One Battle After Another arrives at a moment of fierce cultural polarization, and Anderson seems intent on reflecting, amplifying, and challenging that reality. Some might deem it “woke,” while others will use it as a rallying cry for change.

‘The Long Walk’ Proves Reality To Be the Villain

Sebastian Summers • September 28, 2025

While Stephen King’s name is synonymous with horror, his newest book adaptation, The Long Walk, is not quite a horror movie in the traditional sense.

Despite Jordan Peele’s Production, ‘Him’ Underwhelms

Sebastian Summers • September 26, 2025

Despite redeeming cinematography, a lack of thematic depth and half-baked storylines will keep viewers from coming back to Him. For fans of Peele, it was disappointing and should only be viewed as a last resort.

‘Marvel Zombies’ Offers a Unique Take on the Zombie Apocalypse

Jack Weynand • September 25, 2025

With Halloween right around the corner, Marvel Studios released Marvel Zombies on September Wednesday. The limited series follows newer characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as they navigate a zombie apocalypse.

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Returns With a New Murder, but the Same Formula

Jack Weynand • September 21, 2025

Only Murders in the Building returned for a fifth season on Hulu this fall, and despite a new mystery, the show remains faithful to its tried-and-true murder mystery formula.

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Finale: Riveting or Rushed?

Maria Beatriz Saldanha • September 21, 2025

Is Belly even worthy of Conrad’s love? That’s the question that lingers throughout the third and final season of Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Cardi B’s ‘Am I the Drama?’ Feels Five Years Too Late

Brigham Ellis • September 21, 2025

Cardi B’s long-awaited return to music begs one question: Will she be able to meet the high expectations?