Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Fargo (S5, Ep5) — Staggered but Entertaining Episode Further Proves Dot’s Capability

Is this season of Fargo running in place a little? The show has a history of doing this sometimes—not every season of television can be this show’s second and third, […]

Sam Layton /
Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Fargo (S5, Ep4) — Two Tense Home Invasions Frame Another Great Episode

The truth is undoubtedly Fargo‘s largest overarching theme. The original movie and now every episode of the show opens with text that declares that we are watching something that actually […]

Sam Layton /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Twenty Years Later, Mean Girls Adds Music but Remains as Quotable as Ever

Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes was published in 2002, a non-fiction guide for parents on the cliques and exclusionary behavior teen girls engage in during their formative high school […]

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Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Fargo (S5, Ep3) — Series’ Third Episode Takes Its Time Setting Up Conflicts

Oh, I missed this show so much. I don’t think I can properly articulate how much I missed it, but if I could interpret the feeling that the claustrophobic, nightmarish […]

Sam Layton /
Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Fargo (S5, Eps1&2) — Acclaimed Crime Series Returns in Strong Form After Extended Hiatus

I can’t properly articulate how badly I wanted Fargo to come back—and be good. After a disappointing, narratively messy fourth season and a subsequent three-year hiatus, I was itching for […]

Sam Layton /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Maggie Moore(s) Uses a Coen-Like Approach to a Character-Driven Crime Drama

Borrowing heavily in tone and story from the Coen Brothers, but with a little less polish, writer Paul Bernbaum borrowed from a real-life event (the opening title card says something […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Jon Hamm Leans Into Comedy for Confess, Fletch, a Funny, Charming Take on the Classic Character

The world has been threatening to make a new Fletch movie (based on the comical mystery novels by Gregory McDonald) for many decades now (I remember Kevin Smith had one […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Top Gun: Maverick Features Impressive Flight Scenes But More Nostalgia Than Novelty

I recently had a wise person tell me that nostalgia is for those who are afraid to face the present, and I tend to agree with that. By that token, […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: An Irish Romantic Comedy, Wild Mountain Thyme Brings Heart and Affection to its Unusual Characters

Wild Mountain Thyme

If you have trouble figuring out the century in which Wild Mountain Thyme takes place, I don’t think you’ll be alone. The latest film from writer/director John Patrick Shanley (Joe […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film & TV, Music, Review

Review: Clint Eastwood’s Style (and Politics) Put the Story of Richard Jewell Into Perspective

Richard Jewell

Like many of the films Clint Eastwood has directed in the last 10 years or so—since about Gran Torino on—his latest, Richard Jewell, is an expertly made movie with a […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Government’s Bad Acts Uncovered in The Report‘s Gripping Drama

The Report

In the history books, the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program will also be known by its simpler and far more loaded name: torture. The ill-advised program was created in the […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Lucy in the Sky‘s Glimpse of a Unique Psychology Over-Fictionalizes Real Life Events

Lucy in the Sky

Inspired by the 2007 events when astronaut Lisa Nowak drove nearly 1,000 miles to attack a rival for another astronaut’s affection, Lucy in the Sky attempts to dive into the […]

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