TV Recap: Top Chef All Stars LA Episode 9 “Cabin Fever”
Good morning if that’s what time it is where you are, and welcome to another recap of “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.!” My name is Daniel... Read More
Reviews
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 9 – ‘AMERICAN LIFE’ (2003)
After the success of Music, Madonna had her second child, Rocco, and married director Guy Ritchie. But something was stirring in her and it would... Read More
Film Review: ‘Capone’ is a flaming pile of shit
Outside of Shakespeare, there are three recurring characters in the history of cinema: Australia’s Ned Kelly, America’s Al Capone and world cinema’s auteurs. In the... Read More
TV Review: ‘The Great,’ with Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, is another gift of historical satire from co-writer of ‘The Favourite’
The Great presents a tone, a sound of energetic strings, and a familiar look. As the events of the series unfold, the image of Emma... Read More
TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race: Episode 3 – “Tuck’s Creek”
Welcome to the Week 3 recap of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, a show that continues to exist. We’re thrilled to be back watching another... Read More
TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Drag Race S12 E11 – “Putting the Pee in Purple”
After a dubious Double Shantay where both Jackie Cox and Heidi N. Closet are saved from elimination, there are still six queens left in the... Read More
Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 8 – ‘MUSIC’ (2000)
AKA the album in which Madonna learns guitar. After the huge success of Ray of Light and its heavy bent on electronica, Music continues that... Read More
TV Recap: Top Chef All Stars LA Episode 8 “Restaurant Wars”
Welcome to our gorgeous recap of “Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.” Last week was the battle, this week it’s the war! The Restaurant War, that is!... Read More
Film Review: ‘Driveways,’ starring Hong Chau and Brian Dennehy
Now that I live in New York the suburban and small town experience of “the driveway” feels somewhat lost to me — we’ve got our... Read More
TV Review: ‘Trial by Media’
We’ve all been there, scrolling down Netflix’s almost endless catalog of phenomenal series and some lousy originals, to find something we’re in the mood for... Read More
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