film reviews
'Last Breath' Doesn't Dive Deep Enough
Directed by Alex Parkinson
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2025
In the filmmaking world, truth is often stranger — and far more gripping — than fiction. The 2019 critically-acclaimed documentary, 'Last...
Mindy Kaling's 'Running Point' Follows a Familiar Playbook
Created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2025
'Running Point' is Mindy Kaling's second Netflix series, following the hit 'Never Have I Ever.' Whereas the latter focused on a teenager's...
'Who by Fire' Exceeds Expectations in a Canadian Shield Cabin
Directed by Phillippe Lesage
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2025
In 'Who by Fire (Comme le feu),' Jeff (Noah Parker), a young man and aspiring filmmaker, accompanies his best friend Max's (Antoine...
'Zero Day' Crashes in Spite of Its Cast
Created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim and Michael Schmidt
PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2025
'Zero Day' proves that even a stacked cast of incredibly talented actors save a series from a convoluted, messy plot. A politically charged...
'My Dead Friend Zoe' Hits Like a Ton of Bricks
Directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2025
While writer and director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes was fortunate to return home after serving in the United States Army in Iraq, not everyone...
'Parthenope' Is Suffering
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025
As 2022 became 2023, I found myself at an all-inclusive resort on the cusp of a depressive episode whose primary cause, I later realized...
Pixar's 'Win or Lose' Does Both
Created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025
Rather surprisingly, 'Win or Lose' marks Pixar's first original series, and unsurprisingly, the animation house has created a show filled...
'The Monkey' Kills to the Beat of its Own Drum
Directed by Osgood Perkins
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025
After becoming a household name among both horror and movie fanatics alike after 2024's 'Longlegs,' Osgood Perkins continues his killing...
