‘Mare of Easttown’ recap: Episode 4 – “Poor Sisyphus”
The best way to describe this week’s episode of Mare of Easttown is laying the groundwork. While the first three episodes were certainly intense, tonight was... Read More
Reviews
‘Wrath of Man’ review: Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie are back to their old action flick tricks
It’s been 23 years since Guy Ritchie helped launch Jason Statham as a reliable action-thriller star in 1998 with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.... Read More
New Directors/New Films Festival review: In ‘Short Vacation,’ the end of the world is just the beginning
If you knew that the number of photos you could take on your phone on any given day was limited, and that instead of deleting... Read More
‘The Water Man’ review: David Oyelowo’s mystical directorial debut is a heartfelt family adventure
Premiering at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, The Water Man came in as a film that surprisingly lacked much audience awareness... Read More
Retrospective: After 20 years, ‘A Knight’s Tale’ has yet to change its stars with critics, and that’s a shame
A Knight’s Tale was my first theatrical surprise. My mother dragged me to the multiplex in late May of 2001, kicking and screaming all the... Read More
‘Above Suspicion’ review: Jack Huston and Emilia Clarke star in a sex thriller throwback that’s beneath them both
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but that doesn’t mean it’s always a story worth telling. Or, in the case of the new film, Above... Read More
‘Mare of Easttown’ recap: Episode 3 – “Enter Number Two”
In the act of being completely transparent, Sunday’s episode of Mare of Easttown stopped me completely in my tracks. In a genre where even the best-written... Read More
‘The Underground Railroad’ review: Barry Jenkins adapts the Pulitzer Prize winner with poignant grace
On the success of the Oscar-winning breakout Moonlight and his follow-up If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins has become one of contemporary cinema’s most... Read More
‘Hacks’ review: tackling sexism and punchlines with acerbic wit, this is one of the year’s best shows
In a sea of shows with identical premises, one can sneak up on you in the best way possible, and such is the case with... Read More
‘Girls5Eva’ review: Don’t call it a comeback (it’s a comeback) but this girl-group comedy is an absolute banger
Who knew that all someone needed to have the best new comedy of 2021 was a Grammy winner, a Tony winner, an Emmy winner, a... Read More
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