In 2006, journalist Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) hosts To Catch a Predator, a Dateline NBC series where he joins forces with anti-pedophile activists to conduct sting operations. He and his producer, Andie Bender (Merritt Wever), lure suspected child predators into houses using actors as decoy children. Aspiring actor Dan Plum (Skyler Gisondo) is recruited to join the team, and after a skeptical start, he truly becomes "Decoy Dan," Hansen's go-to and most reliable asset. T

"When all else fails, you hit 'em with the truth. Ya know the hard truth. Just bang, bang, bang! Whoo! Whoo!" Digger was touted as the first film in a while in which we witnessed Tom Cruise giving this dramatic performance. When the news came out that he'd be working with 4-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Alejandro González Iñárritu, more eyes were on this satirical black comedy. Going into this I was given fair warning that this would divide people, and boy has it! I'v

My intention in writing this piece is not to name names or point fingers. In fact, I won't. But, more so, I just want to voice my frustration over the lack of comradarie in the critical film space that I have witnessed over the last several days. This is primarily something that popped up on Twitter (or X), although I'm sure it spreads to other social platforms such as Letterboxd, TikTok, etc. Now, I've had a pretty hectic week at my job, and as a result, I've barely even bee