reviews
'Don't Look Up' Is as Heavy-Handed as Modern America
Directed by Adam McKay
PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2021
The world is dying and humans are too stupid, selfish and/or opportunistic to care — that's the takeaway message Adam McKay wishes to impar...
Saturday Night Live: Paul Rudd
December 18, 2021
PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2021
Kudos to SNL for making some kind of Christmas show happen last-minute, after the exponential rise in COVID-19 infections in New York force...
No One Asked for a Sequel, but 'The Souvenir Part II' Is a Great Companion Piece
Directed by Joanna Hogg
PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2021
Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir was an unlikely candidate to receive the sequel treatment. The 2019 film was semi-autobiographical in nature, de...
'Flee' Is a One-of-a-Kind Refugee Documentary
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2021
Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen knew his friend Amin (a pseudonym) was an immigrant to Denmark from Afghanistan, but he had no idea just how...
Rick Ross Revels in His Signature Sound and Style on 'Richer Than I Ever Been'
PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2021
Rick Ross has spent almost twenty years mastering not only his craft, but his character and sound. Album after album, Ross has expanded his...
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Is Pure Fanfic
Directed by Jon Watts
PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2021
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is possibly the best film of the superhero boom — so why not do basically the exact same movie, except wi...
'The Hand of God' Is a Coming-of-Age Journey Without a Destination
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2021
When football star Diego Maradona signed with Napoli in 1984, Neapolitans celebrated it like the coming of Christ. It was an event that fed...
Saturday Night Live: Billie Eilish
December 11, 2021
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2021
Saturday Night Live celebrated Kate McKinnon's first appearance this season by leaning on her heavily, and Billie Eilish was an endearingly...