Movie Review: “Dear Evan Hansen”
Gaslighting, both as a phrase and an understood concept, has gained wider social appreciation and…
Author Rob Dean
Rob Dean
Rob Dean is a film critic and pop culture writer who has written for The A.V. Club, The Wrap, TinyMixTapes, Daily Grindhouse, Neon Splatter, and more. While he lived in Austin, TX he was a member of the Austin Film Critics Association. He currently resides in New England and can be found as neuroticmonkey on X, Bluesky, and Instagram.
Movie Review: “Copshop”
The past few years have seen a growing backlash against entertainment that prominently (and without…
Movie Review: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
So many figures of the late 20th century became indelible fixtures through very memorable physical…
Movie Review: “Kate”
At the beginning of the 2010s, filmmakers fell in love again with neon lighting. Of…
Movie Review: “The Card Counter”
There are a select few artists who’ve worked the same tropes into most of their…
Movie Review: “Worth”
There is an inherent tension between the practical and the sentimental. Viewing something through totally…
Movie Review: “Candyman”
1992’s “Candyman” is one of the towering achievements in horror filmmaking from that era. While…
Movie Review: “The Night House”
There’s always been a debate about what matters most in storytelling: the journey or the…
Movie Review: “Free Guy”
People are endlessly fascinated with providing inner lives to things that otherwise don’t seem to…
Movie Review: “The Suicide Squad”
There is a memorable exchange in Michael Winterbottom’s “Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story”…