Movie Review: “The Kid Who Would Be King”
The filmmakers of the present tend to be chasing the movies of their past. That…
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.
2018 Year-End Movie Review: Rob Dean
2018 was a garbage dump of a year, nationally (and internationally) speaking. The year was…
Movie Review: “Bumblebee”
The “Transformers” film franchise is a particularly odd beast. Across five movies, they have raked…
Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
There are sensations in life that immediately flash our brains backwards in time to when…
Movie Review: “The Favourite”
There is nothing like that eureka moment when a solution comes into view. As you…
Movie Review: “Widows”
Most variations of the crime genre have been told to death. Whether it’s a heist,…
Movie Review: “Overlord”
While there are happy accidents and small goofs that end up on screen, the vast…
Movie Review: “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”
It’s always interesting to witness growing pains happen in real time, like seeing an individual…
Movie Review: “The Oath”
With a rapidly moving news cycle covering an increasingly divided nation, it can feel like…
Movie Review: “Halloween”
People are just beginning to truly understand trauma and its effects on those who suffer…