Recap: Barry (S4, Ep6) — A Dark Episode Digs for the Root of Barry’s Choices
Perhaps the biggest mystery Barry has to offer is why Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) makes the choices he does. He’s…
Recap: Love & Death (S1, Ep5) — A Brief Glimpse of Candy’s Motives Creates a (Slightly) Better Late-Season Episode
There’s a stylistic choice about halfway through “The Arrest” that I really enjoyed. Candy Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen), her murder of…
Recap: White House Plumbers (S1, Ep2) — Hunt and Liddy Move Up in the World, but Second Episode Feels Stagnant
Gotta say, I’m a little disappointed. Though the White House Plumbers‘ premiere was flawed, I found it to be a…
Recap: Succession (S4, Ep7) — A Miserable Party Reveals Everyone’s True Nature
One thing I’ve found when it comes to watching Succession live is that it really benefits from two watches. With…
Review: Outpost Offers an Uneven But Still Thrilling Journey into a Woman’s Post-Abuse Paranoia
This uneven but still highly watchable little thriller comes courtesy of comic actor-turned-writer/director Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), who tells…
Review: The Starling Girl Is an Indie Gem About Young, Confused Love that Deserves an Audience
Movies like The Starling Girl seem to spring out of every film festival and then never really make a dent…
Review: The Eight Mountains Features a Sweeping Story of Friendship, with Cinematography to Match
Winner of the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Eight Mountains is based on the celebrated novel…
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…
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…
