Articles by M.N. Miller
‘Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out’ Review – Charming But Lazy Storytelling
I cannot tell you how overrated the Sundance Film Festival family film Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out really is....
‘A Common Sequence’ Review – Thought-Provoking and Staggeringly Effective
The world that the documentary A Common Sequence exposes to you is staggeringly simple and mind-blowing all at the same time. The filmmakers draw fascinating...
‘1923’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – Who Died?
The sweeping and intoxicating 1923 returns this week with some shocking turns, one that kicks off the episode and another that ends it. “Ghosts of...
‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review – An Exceptionally Well-Made Thriller
If you like Knock at the Cabin, the popular opinion is that this is M. Night Shyamalan’s best film in years. And I would say...
‘Taiwan Crime Stories’ Season 1 Review – An Intriguing Anthology Series with Obvious Flaws
Taiwan Crime Stories is an anthology series inspired by real-life crime cases known as Formosa or the Beautiful Isle. The series is told with four stories:...
‘Freeridge’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Is Marisol Dead?
I’m not sure I’ve ever watched a comedy as awful with its mean-spiritedness as Freeridge. The character of Gloria (Abbott Elementary’s Keyla Mejia) is one...
‘Freeridge’ Season 1 Review – An Awful and Mean-Spirited Comedy
I’m not sure I’ve ever watched a comedy as awful with its mean-spiritedness as Freeridge. The Netflix comedy’s characters are so cruel to each other...
‘Killing County’ Review – A Fascinating, Important, and Damning Docuseries
Hulu has spent a lot of time and money trying to catch the streaming giant, Netflix, in the true crime docuseries space. You have a...
’80 for Brady’ Review – An Over-Sentimental and Ham-Fisted Comedy
Bill Belichick would have never allowed Tom Brady to be involved in such an over-sentimental, bordering on cloying comedy that is as phony as they come....
‘Shotgun Wedding’ Ending Explained – Who Is the Real Villain?
Shotgun Wedding is an action romantic comedy directed by Pitch Perfect’s Jason Moore and written by Mark Hammer, whose claim to fame is the little-seen...
‘Teen Wolf: The Movie’ Ending Explained – Why Does Derek Make the Ultimate Sacrifice?
Creator Jeff Davis reportedly said that Teen Wolf: The Movie will be a season seven on his show. It starts with the return of Scott...
‘Teen Wolf: The Movie’ Review – A Convoluted Gluttonous Mess
You’ll never find a more closed-circuit film than Teen Wolf: The Movie, a film that is so set in its ways it’s virtually impossible to...
‘Narvik’ Ending Explained – How Does Gunnar Get Back to His Wife?
The story of Narvik takes place in the coastal town in Norway that is one of the world’s greatest iron ore resources. Of course, Hitler,...
‘Narvik’ Review – Stunning-Looking War Film That’s Naturally Gripping
Narvik was the first defeat of Hitler’s war against the world. The battle was in a small town in the Scandinavian region that was blessed...
Missing (2023) Ending Explained – How Does June Find Her Mom?
Missing is a “screenlife” movie with “visual storytelling where all the events are shown on a computer, tablet or smartphone screen” that has become popular...
Missing (2023) Review – Anxiety-Ridden and Armrest-Grabbing Movie
There is just something about the new genre of storytelling from the original makers of Searching that brings the necessary storytelling suspense that audiences have...
‘Bones and All’ Ending Explained & Its Social Context
Bones and All is a coming-of-age romantic cannibal road film. Yes, you read that right. The film follows the story of Maren, a young woman...
‘Jung_E’ Ending Explained (In Detail) – Is The Simulation Completed?
The science fiction film Jung_E takes place in 2194. The title refers to a project cloning a fierce warrior (Kim Hyun-joo), the former leader of...
‘Jung_E’ Review – An Adrenaline Fuelled Dystopian Tale of Mothers and Daughters
Netflix’s Jung_E owes much of its story to a movie like Blade Runner by tapping into the classic’s mixture of themes like morality, identity, and...
Shotgun Wedding (2022) Review – An Undeniably Entertaining Blast
There have been two action-packed romantic comedies released within the past twelve months. Both combine the cheesy quality of romance with Die Hard-like escapades. The...