Recap: The Curse (S1, Ep2) — Tense Second Episode Sheds More Light on Whitney’s Motivations
What’s wrong with Whitney Siegel (Emma Stone)? Last week’s outstanding premiere of The Curse focused more on her equally neurotic…
Recap: The Curse (S1, Ep1) — Nathan Fielder’s First Step Into Fiction Is Brilliant, Beautiful and Quietly Terrifying
In my mind, a difference between non-fiction and fictional television is that the former is about asking a question and…
Review: Disney Aims to Create a Following for Cruella; Barely Manages More than Great Costumes
On the surface, there’s nothing terribly objectionable about the idea to make a film centered on the villain of Disney’s…
Review: Unremarkable Storytelling of The Croods: A New Age is Elevated by a Funny, Energetic Cast
The Croods movies were always a little smarter than they let on, probably because the characters themselves are meant to…
Review: Zombieland Sequel Reunites Original Cast, Finds Laughs Along the Way
I’m not a big fan of the lazy question “Who asked for this sequel?” If the sequel in question is,…
Review: A Sublimely Entertaining Game of One-Up(Wo)manship in The Favourite
History has rarely been so playfully nasty as it is in the latest from director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster,…
Film Review: La La Land, A Modern and Nuanced Take on the Classic Hollywood Musical
Despite what you may have been led to believe, writer-director Damien (Whiplash) Chazelle’s La La Land is not some type…
