After starting out as a scrappy, well-written drama series on Lifetime and quickly spiraling into an overnight success thanks to new swathes of viewers after... Read More
Reviews
There’s something inherently fascinating about taking a short story and extending it to a feature film that asks for a three-hour runtime. You can sit... Read More
Play to film adaptations have always been a thing, but it seems like over the past few years they have really started to become a... Read More
In 2017, having literally moved to Lisbon in the name of soccer motherhood, superstar Madonna found herself a tad despondent. There was the fact that... Read More
Three episodes into Survivor 41, many have commented on the newer, refreshing aspects of the show, from the diverse cast to the summit to the... Read More
While Jason Sudeikis was already an established actor in Hollywood, the mega-success of his Apple TV+ Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso has shot the SNL alum... Read More
Kira Kovalenko’s Unclenching of the Fists is set in North Ossetia, in the Russian Caucasus, the site of the horrific Beslan School attack of 2004.... Read More
Watching the beginning of Radu Jude’s new film, you have to remind yourself that it’s not really porn. There is actual sex on screen, but... Read More
Alex Garland’s sophomore directorial feature, Annihilation, explores the ideas of corruption, destruction, and rebirth. Throughout the film, The Shimmer, also referred to as “Area X,”... Read More
Succession returns on October 17 to remind us of the growing chasm between HBO’s smash hit and everyone else. Jesse Armstrong’s show has evolved into... Read More

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