Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: True Detective (S4, Ep2) — Mystery and Character Drama Start to Wear Thin in Second Episode

True Detective’s conflicts like to play out in the background. The best seasons of True Detective are the ones that give us all the pieces right out the gate and let said pieces melt into its rich settings.

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Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: True Detective (S4, Ep1) — Mystery Series Returns as Night Country in Solid Premiere After Five-Year Hiatus

If you ignore the murder, tormented police, and general unpleasantness, True Detective is a show about the mystery of its protagonists. Whether they are good or bad, nihilistic or hedonistic, […]

Sam Layton /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon Celebrates An Unlikely Friendship Via Memorable Performances

Peanut Butter Falcon

It could have gone so wrong, but the feature writing/directing debut from Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson got to me hard, right in the heart. Although not your typical tearjerker, […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Octavia Spencer and John Hawkes Talk Westerns and Making Small Town Crime

One of the most intriguing and captivating films to premiere at the SXSW Film Festival last year was a little crime drama called Small Town Crime, from the writing-directing brothers […]

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