Hayley's Hot Takes

‘Stranger Things 5’ escapes The Upside Down, but not the bad reviews…

  From “Conformity Gate” conspiracies, Lily Allen’s diss track album dedicated to ex-husband David Harbor to allegations of ChatGPT writing the final season, the “Stranger...

Did ‘Wicked: For Good’ leave fans changed for the better?

The long awaited second act to the “Wicked” film series “Wicked: For Good” finally hit theaters over Thanksgiving break. Fans filled theaters across the...

 ‘The Running Man’: Is it worth running from the page to the screen?

This week, Hayley of Hayley’s Hot Takes and I (Eli, columnist of the Reading Raft) are tackling “The Running Man” story from all sides:...

Jennifer Lawrence delivers an emotionally devastating performance in ‘Die My Love’

A thick cloud of despondency filled the theater as the credits rolled for “Die My Love.” That sinking feeling in my chest seemed to...

‘Bugonia’ begging to be a social commentary or a comedy?

From bees to big pharma, “Bugonia” didn’t quite stick the landing for me as it seems to have for fans of other Yorgos Lanthimos...

Guillermo Del Toro brings life to Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

You may have thought we were done with the horror and Halloween, but in lue of all the history we explored last week in...