Retro Review: ‘Lantana’ (2002)
lantana (lan-tan-uh) n: a genus of tropical shrub with small, colorful blooms that hide a dense, thorny undergrowth. Lantana opens with a camera pushing through... Read More
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TV Recap: One Day at a Time S4 E2 – “Penny Pinching”
In the latest One Day at a Time, we meet a new character: Alex’s girlfriend Nora, played by Raquel Justice. Penelope was miffed to find... Read More
Retro Review: ‘The Deep End’ (2001)
A mother’s work is never done. In fact, what does a mom do all day? Well, if you’re Margaret Hall in The Deep End, between... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Series 7: The Contenders’ (2001)
Reality meets satire in this completely insane and hysterical movie about the depths we will sink to and call it entertainment. The title refers to... Read More
TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Drag Race S12 E5 – Gay’s Anatomy
Coming back to the Werk Room after Rock M. Sakura’s shocking, scandalous farce of an elimination, apparently the rest of the girls all agree, because... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 5
Through four episodes, Alex Garland’s Devs worked as a processing TV series, one that felt aimless and ever-expanding. It mentioned big ideas, but only showed... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episode 5 — “Clara”
Through four episodes of Jason Segel’s Dispatches from Elsewhere, the name “Clara” has been mentioned with incessance. This lost woman has remained a mystery, though... Read More
TV Recap: Top Chef: All-Stars LA – Episode 2
Hello!!!!!! Welcome to another perfect recap of “Top Chef: All Stars: LA.” If you haven’t read our recap of Episode 1 (first of all, figure... Read More
TV Recap: ‘One Day at a Time’ Season 4 – Episode 1
If you were surprised, annoyed, or devastated last spring when Netflix canceled One Day at a Time, their reboot of the 1970s Norman Lear sitcom... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Banker’ comes up short on its promissory note
Apple had a lot riding on the success of The Banker, an historical race-based drama starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson and Nicholas Hoult, directed... Read More
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