Recap: Succession (S4, Ep5) — Shiv Finds Her Footing While Her Brothers Stumble
I really thought things were going to be different this time, you know? A lot of Succession is spent watching…
Recap: Barry (S4, Ep3) — Expectations are Flipped in a Tense, Explosive Episode
A recurring idea throughout Barry is that life tends to imitate art, especially in the first two seasons, where the stories…
Review: The Artifice Girl Follows an AI Creation and Its Maker for Decades, Making for Top-Notch Sci-Fi Storytelling
With his second film as writer/director, Franklin Ritch (who also edited the film and co-stars) has created a science fiction morality play in The Artifice Girl that ranks up there […]
Review: In Imagining the Indian, Filmmakers Ask Americans to Challenge Tradition, Respect their Native Neighbors
Many times when critics review an issue-oriented documentary, the writer will focus more on the issue and less on the filmmaking, and judge the film on how well the filmmaker […]
Review: Somewhere in Queens Offers a Heartfelt Glimpse into Tight Family Life
Profiling a familiar family dynamic, but with unexpectedly heartfelt and emotional results, director/co-writer/star Ray Romano makes his feature directing debut with Somewhere in Queens, the story of lovable loser Leo […]
Recap: Succession (S4, Ep4) — In Another Stellar Installment, the Strong Prey on the Weak
Editor’s Note: this article contains spoilers. You’ve been warned. This article is written by Sam Layton. With an episode like last week’s, how could anyone not be uncertain? When Connor […]
Review: Judy Blume Forever Honors a Prolific Writer and Her Profound Impact on Generations of Readers
It’s best to start with a confession: I’m no Blume-ite. Never was, either. During those turbulent pre-teen years when every kid is looking for answers and intel about life’s most […]
Review: Inspired by Similar Real-Life Experiences, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant Is Equal Parts Action Thriller and Human Drama
Although not based on a specific true story, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (likely named that so the film is not confused with Renny Harlin’s 2006 supernatural thrill The Covenant) is […]
Review: Evil Dead Rise Infuses a Familiar Horror Comedy Franchise with More Gore and Fresh Energy in Deviously Interesting Ways
Even devotees of the Evil Dead properties may not recall this, but in Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness film (aka Evil Dead III), it is established that there are, in […]
Recap: Barry (S4, Eps 1 &2) — As the Dark Final Season Begins, No One’s Learned the Right Lessons
This article is written by Sam Layton. When you watch a television drama that hinges on one very important main character, you expect to watch that character evolve. Even if […]
Review: For a Comedy Troupe’s Latest, Period Piece Quasi is Too Broadly Written for Real Laughs
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but the comedy troupe known as Broken Lizard (Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beer Fest) doesn’t really care that much about […]
Review: A Couple’s Love Story Drives World-Changing Conservation Efforts in Moving DocumentaryWild Life
The newest documentary film from Academy Award-winning directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, Meru), Wild Life is a bit of a departure for the pair: There are very […]