A Recap of Fantastic Fest 2017
For the previous 12 years, Fantastic Fest has been a time of unbridled passion about…
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: “Mother!”
Darren Aronofsky has always been a singular filmmaker with a unique voice that meditates on…
In Praise of the So-Called “One-Hit Wonders”
In the past two months, American cinema lost two of the most influential filmmakers of…
Movie Review: “Wind River”
Though the era of the American Frontier has long since passed, the spirit of living…
History Writ With Lightning: The power and peril of historical films
With Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” and Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” currently playing in theaters, it’s a good…
Movie Review: “Atomic Blonde”
If style was all that a film needed to succeed, “Atomic Blonde” would be one…
Movie Review: “The Big Sick”
Through the course of centuries of storytelling, it’s inevitable and natural that certain patterns emerge…
Movie Review: “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Where does true power lie: in the ability to dominate another or in the capacity…
The Final Approach: “Game of Thrones” and the importance of sticking the landing
“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the…
The Legacy of the Apes: Why “Planet of the Apes” remains the best franchise in film history
The history of cinema is littered with long running franchises. Whether it’s drama (“Rocky”), sci-fi…