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TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 3

Michael Frank March 12, 2020

Alex Garland’s big tech thriller Devs returned to action this week with a slow burner of an episode, one that hinged on the mental state... Read More

Film Review: ‘The Hunt’ aims for Trumpian satire but misses its target

Clint Worthington March 11, 2020

Sensationalism is a powerful marketing tool: just ask ‘50s huckster William Castle, who marketed B-horror films on the promise of spine-tingling realism with The Tingler... Read More

TV Recap: Sally Field will break your heart in ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episode 3 — “Janice”

Michael Frank March 10, 2020

If Jason Segel’s Dispatches from Elsewhere has taught its characters and audiences anything through three episodes, it’s to expect to be surprised. The AMC mystery-comedy-drama... Read More

Film Review: ‘Perfect Nanny’ rocks the cradle

Jason Adams March 9, 2020

The annual ‘Rendezvous with French Cinema‘ series is underway at the Film at Lincoln Center in New York, screening over 20 films through March 15th.... Read More

TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Drag Race S12 E2: “What’s a Fosse?”

David Acacia March 7, 2020

[DISCLAIMER] As was announced yesterday just hours before the airing of episode two, contestant Sherry Pie has been disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race due to... Read More

TV Recap: Alex Garland’s mind-bending ‘Devs’ – Episodes 1 and 2

Michael Frank March 5, 2020

Note: This recap is for the first two episodes of Devs so spoilers beware. As Nick Offerman’s bob haircut and wilderness beard fill up the... Read More

Film Review: Ben Affleck gives a career best performance in ‘The Way Back’

Dewey Singleton March 5, 2020

On the surface The Way Back comes off as just another sports movie, and the trailer would lead anyone to believe that. However, director Gavin... Read More

Film Review: Eva Green just needs a little space in ‘Proxima’

Jason Adams March 4, 2020

The annual ‘Rendezvous with French Cinema‘ series opens tomorrow (March 5th) at the Film at Lincoln Center in New York, screening over 20 films through... Read More

Film Review: ‘The Whistlers’ kinda blows

Catherine Springer March 3, 2020

The Whistlers, a crime drama from Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu, is very familiar in a lot of ways. Our hero, Cristi, played by Vlad Ivanov,... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 — “Peter” and “Simone”

Michael Frank March 3, 2020

AMC’s Jason Segel-created Dispatches from Elsewhere opens on the face of Richard E. Grant, sitting with a faded orange background behind him. Grant, playing Octavio,... Read More

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