State Beacon Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch is culture editor at the Bulwark and a contributing columnist to the Washington Post. A cohost of the Sub-Beacon, he was formerly executive editor of, and film critic for, the State Beacon.
The Kids Stay in the Picture
REVIEW: ‘Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies’ by Bruce Handy
Immortal Combat
REVIEW: ‘The Book of Elsewhere: A Novel’ by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville
Get to the Chopper!
REVIEW: ‘The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage’ by Nick De Semlyen
And the Award Should Go To…
REVIEW: ‘Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears’
Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema of Vibes
REVIEW: ‘Cinema Speculation’ by Quentin Tarantino
Wick-ipedia
REVIEW: 'They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action'
Where Have All the Sex Scenes Gone?
On the cultural and commercial forces conspiring against onscreen horniness
'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' Review
A tribute to the franchise that most closely approximated what it's like to read comic books
'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' Review
It's got monsters punching each other, what more do you people want?
'John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum' Review
Great action masks a meditation on the natural order
'Shadow' Review
Shakespearean Chinese martial arts epic takes a little while to get going
'Under the Silver Lake' Review
Meandering, Pynchonian, noir-ish critique of mass culture and modernity
'Avengers: Endgame' Review
A decade of Marvel movies culminates in three hours of (awesome) fan service