Articles by Mitch Ringenberg

Mitch Ringenberg has written about film in some capacity since his time at his high school newspaper. Nowadays, when he's not teaching middle school language arts, Mitch can be found in Bloomington, Indiana, ranting incoherently on Letterboxd, binge-reading and being insufferable about all things pop culture.

Deadpool 2

A belabored setup gives way to an improvement upon the original on nearly every front.

Revenge

A gleefully sickening piece of exploitation with a refreshing female perspective.

You Were Never Really Here

A blistering character study of trauma that's teeming with urgent despair.

Loveless

A harrowing descent into marital purgatory.

SXSW Review: The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter

An uneven but worthwhile return to feature filmmaking from Jody Hill.

SXSW Review: Sorry to Bother You

Utterly bonkers and stunningly audacious.

The Marvel Decade: Guardians of the Galaxy

A treatise on the cathartic power of escapist entertainment.

Death Wish

I would love to have heard some of the undoubtedly nervous discussions concerning Death Wish over at MGM.… continue

Happy End

This may come as a shock to you, but the title of Michael Haneke’s latest is actually ironic.… continue

Schlock Art: Sleepaway Camp

Schlock Art is where truly tasteless, gleefully grotesque and insanely inventive works of genre cinema are celebrated with unironic fervor.… continue