Review: It Ain’t Over Covers the Bases in Yogi Berra’s Life and Legacy, On and Off the Field
On the surface, the new documentary about the life and career of baseball legend Yogi Berra, It Ain’t Over, might…
Review: For Its Tenth Film, the Fast & Furious Franchise Mostly Retreads Old Vendettas (and Car Chases)
The Fast & Furious movies have now entered their third decade as a franchise, and we still have one or…
Recap: Barry (S4, Ep5) — Barry Moves to God’s Land in a Quiet, Creepy Episode
Since Barry began, Barry’s (Bill Hader) primary goal has been to start over. At first, this meant finding new purpose…
Interview: Filmmaker Kelly Fremon Craig on Coming-of-Age Stories, Adapting a Beloved Novel and the Universality of Adolescence
Armed with an English degree from UC Irvine, Kelly Fremon Craig began her Hollywood career as a writer, penning the…
Interview: Documentarian Davis Guggenheim on Still, Crafting a Film from a Life on Screen, and Collaborating with Michael J. Fox
After quite a few years of directing episodic television (including a multi-episode run on HBO’s Deadwood), director Davis Guggenheim turned…
Review: In Gritty and Intense Detail, BlackBerry Recounts the Shady Story of the First Smartphone
If Ben Affleck’s Air is the feel-good product origin story of the year (and it is), Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry is…
Review: For Jennifer Lopez, The Mother Is Another Forgettable Mid-Level Action Flick
From director Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country, the live-action Mulan—all better movies than this one) comes The Mother, the…
Review: In Book Club: The Next Chapter, Legendary Actors are Reduced to Bad Jokes and a Pointless Plot
It’s almost impossible to fathom that the original Book Club was released in 2018. How the world has changed since…
Review: Stage Adaptation of Spirited Away Brings a Fan Favorite to Life with Innovative Effects and Puppetry
This article was written by Sarah Luyengi. It was 2002 and I was about 10 years-old when I asked my…
Recap: Love & Death (S1, Ep4) — The Aftermath of Candy’s Crime Makes for a Mild Thrill
From the moment Betty Gore (Lily Rabe) picked up the axe at the end of last week’s Love & Death,…
Recap: White House Plumbers (S1, Ep1) — Series Premiere Introduces the Idiots Behind Infamous Political Burglary
The thing about governments that’s easy to forget is that they’re made up of people. It’s possible to think of…
Recap: Barry (S4, Ep4) — Barry’s Absence Stalks an Otherwise Horrific, Excellent Episode
There aren’t many shows out there that can get away with removing its main characters for a full episode, are…
