Articles by Prabhjot Bains

'Blue Beetle' Can't Break the Mould
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto
PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2023
The biggest media talking point of Ángel Manuel Soto's Blue Beetle has been its cultural and representational breakthroughs. Written, direc...
'Talk to Me' Finds Fresh Scares in Classic Horror
Directed by Michael and Danny Philippou
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023
The RackaRacka twins, Michael and Danny Philippou, have built their brand on hilariously gory YouTube videos that can be easy to grow out o...
'The Bear' Season 2 Is a Delicacy Worthy of a Michelin Star
Created by Christopher Storer
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
There's a phrase The Bear's masterful sophomore season keeps cutting back to: "Every second counts." Ostensibly, it's a plot device used to...
'They Cloned Tyrone' Has a Distinct Identity
Directed by Juel Taylor
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
Juel Taylor's feature directorial debut, They Cloned Tyrone, is all about duplication — on both a stylistic and storytelling level. Beyond...
'I'm a Virgo' Is on the Cusp of Greatness
Created by Boots Riley
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2023
Boots Riley is a connoisseur of the weird, strange and downright bizarre. He has an uncanny ability to make viewers not only accept his lun...
'Stan Lee' Is More of a Marvel Commercial Than a Definitive Biography
Directed by David Gelb
PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2023
David Gelb's warm and charming documentary Stan Lee explores the life and times of the creative visionary who helped cement Marvel as a pop...
'The Crowded Room' Is Empty
Created by Akiva Goldsman
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2023
The epitome of meekness, Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland) is in dire need of an identity. Instead, he's moulded to a violent, destructive degre...
'Master Gardener' Doesn't Reap the Harvest of Its Fertile Soil
Directed by Paul Schrader
PUBLISHED May 17, 2023
Paul Schrader tackles big themes in small rooms, fixating on broken, self-destructive men who find themselves alienated by the modernity th...