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About Ben Wasserman

Ben Wasserman is a graduate of NYU’s Masters in Cinema Studies program. In addition to writing reviews for Film-Forward, he works as a news writer for Comic Book Resources and evaluates screenplays for Eris Talent Agency. He loves staying on top of the latest breaking pop culture trend and seeing which new film adds something original or timely to the medium.

Cuckoo

A riff on a familiar horror setting: the creepy house/facility in the middle of nowhere.

By |August 9th, 2024|Horror|0 Comments

Borderlands

Hollywood still hasn’t nailed the formula for making all video game adaptations work.

By |August 9th, 2024|Action|0 Comments

Twisters

When this crowd-pleaser wants to give you tornado thrills and scares, it delivers.

By |July 18th, 2024|Action|0 Comments

MaXXXine

A throwback to the long-revered era of exaggerated 1980s horror.

By |July 3rd, 2024|Horror|0 Comments

The Bikeriders

A motorcycle drama about the rise and fall of a bygone era, starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy.

By |June 20th, 2024|Book adaptation, Crime|0 Comments

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

The set pieces, performances, and visuals are here to remind you that director George Miller exists in an action movie class of his own.

By |May 23rd, 2024|Action, Top Picks|0 Comments

Resistance: They Fought Back

A tribute to the Jewish resistance as well as a radical pushback against misconceptions that Jews accepted their fate in ignorance or without a struggle. On the contrary, they gave the Nazis hell.

By |May 10th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

The Fall Guy

A celebration of filmmaking that keeps its pace snappy and its screwball banter sharp.

By |May 2nd, 2024|Action|0 Comments

Boy Kills World

An over-the-top violent yet childlike action riff on the dystopian and revenge film genres.

By |April 26th, 2024|Action|0 Comments