Arts
Film Review: Plan B
Plan B is, in many ways, at its best when it lets its comedic guard down and allows the more tender character moments play out. … read more
Film Review: New Order
New Order is a failure based around pertinent issues, but there is literally nothing to take away from it except what you came in with. … read more
Content Shifter: 9 Short Seasons for Summer Streaming
“Content Shifter” is taking it easy on couch slugs who might actually leave the house this June by keeping it short. … read more
Film Review: Spirit Untamed
There’s nothing wrong with a movie that’s aimed at the 5–9-year-old age range, especially when it’s as lovable as Spirits Untamed. … read more
Series Review: Sweet Tooth
Working in a Hunger Games milieu, Sweet Tooth is likely to appeal to teen audiences and fans of young adult science fiction. … read more
Film Review: The Dry
The Dry is a highly compelling and introspective film that thrives on an excellent screenplay, which was adapted from a novel by Jane Harper. … read more
Film Review: Cruella
Cruella just doesn’t work despite its best efforts. It ends up taking itself almost as deadly and pretentiously serious as Joker did. … read more
Film Review: Blue Miracle
Blue Miracle is done well enough to succeed as an innocuous family film that has a lot of heart and does its best to avoid being too sappy. … read more
Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II
While A Quiet Place Part II may make you even more scared to be outside, it’s the best reason I’ve had to leave the house in a long time. … read more
Film Review: Dream Horse
Dream Horse Director: Euros Lyn Cornerstone Films and Film4 In Theaters 05.21 The spring/early summer blockbuster season is more or less partially underway to some extent, pandemic style. With zombies and serial killers dominating, a small, feel-good sports drama is welcome counterprogramming. There are some sports—well, OK, basically all of them—that hold no interest for
David Cross, Bigfoot and The Journey of “The Dark Divide”
Anyone who paid attention in their high school English class likely has some familiarity with “The Hero’s Journey.” It’s the template for most storytelling, wherein a hero goes on an adventure, is victorious (or sometimes fails) and comes home changed by it. But for Robert Michael Pyle, a real-life hero’s journey took place in 1995
Film Review: Milkwater
Milkwater is a nice enough time if you’re not digging into it. There are plenty of tender moments, but the film lacks any deeper discussions. … read more
