Matthew Martin is a husband and father of three, over thirty and relatively happy with his life. He is Cult of Whatever's resident rose-colored revisionist historian about all things pop culture, pro wrestling, and film entertainment. Follow on Twitter @bigpaleblog and check out his website: booksbymatthew.com
It’s the most wonderful time of the year ladies and gentlemen, which means it’s time for Christmas trees, Christmas decorations, Christmas fudge, Christmas music and—oh yes—Christmas movies! I love everything a...
Guillermo del Toro's version of Pinocchio shines brightly, not only over the soulless version released by Disney earlier this year, but over all other 2022 films...
A new Troll-focused movie from Norway has come to Netflix. That hasn't happened in 12 years. Let's talk about both TROLL and its superior counterpart, TROLLHUNTER...
AEW's annual FULL GEAR PPV has come and gone and, with it, the company has reset the board. That's a good thing too, as they were reeling over the past few months...
With Black Panther 2 finished, let's look back on the very polarizing and inconsistent Phase Four of the MCU. Was it really as poorly handled as is alleged?
Wakanda Forever isn't just a great MCU film "despite circumstances;" it's a great MCU film regardless of circumstances, and is a triumph for all involved in making it. Full review here...
WEIRD captures the essence of the remarkable singer/songwriter better than any other music biopic has ever done to its source material. Full review here.
Black Adam could have been worse, based on DC's track record on film. Had some egos been checked, it also could have been much, much better. Full review here...
The Duke was dumped to streaming in the post-covid era, but is a charmer of a film, and one that anyone seeking a simple, happy time will appreciate. Full review here...
Halloween Ends is the finale of a trilogy of movies whose sole purpose is to give the character of Michael Myers a proper send-off. Does it? Full review inside...
A new sci-fi film has dropped via Amazon Prime. Vesper is low-budget and flying under the radar, but if you're a fan of the genre, you should give it a shot. Full review here...