Reviews

‘The Boys’ recap: “Bring Your Son to Work Day” (Season 3 Finale)

The final episode of this season of The Boys is a continuous splintering of ideals, a general sense of divisiveness.… Read More

July 8, 2022

‘Persuasion’ review: Netflix mangles and modernizes Jane Austen’s most pensive and mature novel in its new adaptation [D+]

Persuasion, published six months after the author’s death in 1817, is often considered Jane Austen’s most mature novel. 27-year-old Anne… Read More

July 8, 2022

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ review: Natalie Portman kicks ass, Christian Bale terrifies in Waititi’s best MCU entry yet [B+]

From the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the foundation of the franchise has been the original Avengers: Iron Man,… Read More

July 5, 2022

‘The Boys’ recap: “V is for Vendetta” (Season 3 Episode 7)

The Boys are continuing their quest to check off members of Soldier Boy’s hit list. This time, they’re after the… Read More

July 1, 2022

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ retrospective: The case for Andrew Garfield as still the best Peter Parker

There’s little denying that 2021 was Andrew Garfield’s year. He starred in three Oscar-nominated films, as the embezzling evangelist Jim… Read More

June 29, 2022

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: Loud, non-stop silliness that brings back why this cartoon pairing worked in the first place [B-]

The biggest selling point in this franchise right from the start was the minions. They're in large part why the… Read More

June 29, 2022

‘A League of Their Own’ at 30: Penny Marshall’s baseball classic remains an empowering and enduring example of sisterhood [Retrospective]

Growing up in Poland, I was curious about one particular American sport: baseball. After seeing Mary-Kate swinging a bat and… Read More

June 28, 2022

‘The Boys’ recap: “An Orgasm Story” (Season 3 Episode 6)

A cut-and-dry recap of the first twenty or so minutes of the most recent episode of The Boys is easy… Read More

June 24, 2022

‘Wildhood’ review: A profound and inclusive entry in the queer coming-of-age tale canon (A-)

Dealing with toxic family members is undoubtedly messy. Although they may be connected by blood, if they’re finding ways to… Read More

June 23, 2022

‘Loot’ review: New comedy series with Maya Rudolph, Joel Kim Booster and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is right on the money [A-]

“You never think stuff like this is going to happen to you,” Molly Novak tells her assistant Nicholas, not long… Read More

June 21, 2022

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