film reviews
'The Lost City' Finds Pure Escapism
Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
After two years of pandemic fatigue, there's nothing quite like hearing booming laughs echo throughout the theatre. The Lost City delivers...
'WeCrashed' Is Stranger Than Fiction
Created by Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello
PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2022
In a familiar story about the rise of fall of billionaire entrepreneurs, WeCrashed is an equally fun, appalling and entertaining series, mo...
'The Dropout' Is Draining
Created by Elizabeth Meriwether
PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2022
The Dropout has interesting source material, as it's based on the true scamming story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (played impeccab...
'Human Resources' Repeats the 'Big Mouth' Formula
Created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022
Nick Kroll's Big Mouth has been one of Netflix's most popular animated comedies over the last five years. With each season, the show has co...
'Pieces of Her' Is a Testament to Toni Collette's Understated Brilliance
Created by Charlotte Stoudt
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2022
In the final episode of political thriller Pieces of Her, Bella Heathcote's Andy Oliver says to her mother Laura (Toni Collette), "It sound...
'X' Is as Lurid as Actual Porn
Directed by Ti West
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2022
There's often something a bit porn-y about slashers: lurid, visceral films with a flimsy plot that serves primarily to bridge one graphic s...
Saturday Night Live: Zoë Kravitz & Rosalía
March 12, 2022
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2022
Zoë Kravitz was an amiable yet understated host and Rosalía simply owned the stage and the cameras for two remarkable music performances on...
'The Adam Project' Feels Like a Mashup of Better Films
Directed by Shawn Levy
PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022
It's become increasingly difficult for Ryan Reynolds to play any character except for Deadpool, as he's now been typecast as a roguish, sar...