Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Cocaine Bear Isn’t Elevated Art, but It is One Hell of a Good Time

I would never be so bold as to try to paint the new horror-comedy (I’m not sure how else to classify it) Cocaine Bear as any kind of masterpiece, but […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Stacked Cast Elevates Family Squares Above Its Zoom-Filmed Family Meetings

Another example of pure pandemic cinema is this week’s release of Family Squares, a lightweight but often quite funny work from director and co-writer (with Brad Morris) Stephanie Laing (Irreplaceable […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Alan Ball Explores 1970s Family Dynamics in Layered, Emotional Uncle Frank

Uncle Frank

One of two films released this week about coming out to one’s family (the other being Hulu’s holiday rom-com Happiest Season), Uncle Frank manages a weight and depth missing from its counterpart, […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Sense of Place, Tension and Mystery in Female-Driven Blow The Man Down

Blow the Man Down

So much of what makes the debut feature from writing/directing team Bridget Savage Cole (The Distance Between the Apple and the Tree) and Danielle Krudy is its sense of place. […]

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Review: Instant Family Nicely Balances Comedy and Heart

Instant Family

The cynical among us (you know who you are) will view a movie like Instant Family and think it’s some sort of propaganda material, encouraging selfish would-be parents to consider […]

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