Reviews

Film Review: Jayro Bustamante’s ‘La Llorona’ (2020), an absorbing examination of an untold history and the politics of horror

The Guatemalan genocide, or the "silent holocaust," is the setting for director and writer Jayro Bustamante's new film La Llorona--not… Read More

August 17, 2020

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Hello, Charisse”

There comes a moment in every new friendship when the glossy facade of perfection and the constant desire to impress… Read More

August 16, 2020

Fantasia Review: ‘Sheep Without a Shepherd’ is a Masterful Ode to Movie Lovers

Photo courtesy of 815 Pictures “I saw it in a movie” is something everyone has said at least once, and… Read More

August 16, 2020

Film Review: ‘Sputnik’ is better red than dead

Courtesy of IFC Films A feast for hypochondriacs, Sputnik asks the question, "What if that tickle in the back of your throat… Read More

August 13, 2020

Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 15 – Curating the Perfect Madonna Album

It's been a lot of fun talking with my good friend Abdi Nazemian about our deep love for and connection… Read More

August 13, 2020

Film Review: In ‘Boys State,’ American Exceptionalism Wins

Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’s documentary Boys State begins by juxtaposing two ideologically opposite campers at the Texas outpost of… Read More

August 11, 2020

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Nobody Likes A Gangbang”

“Now that I have my baby…that’s the only crap I take.”  Ashley Darby, you are testing me. Oof, this tagline.… Read More

August 9, 2020

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Battlefield Earth and Gladiator (2000)

“After returning the video I honestly asked the clerk that even when I'm very drunk to stop me from renting… Read More

August 7, 2020

TV Review: HBO’s brilliant ‘Lovecraft Country’ fights evils real and supernatural in 1950s Jim Crow America

Elizabeth Morris/HBO The cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft permeates HBO's sensational new drama starring Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett HBO,… Read More

August 6, 2020

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Wild Wild West and American Beauty (1999)

“My biggest regret in seeing this film is that wish I could have warned you earlier not to see it.… Read More

August 3, 2020

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