Review: Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’
“Based on an actual lie” That is the opening title card for Lulu Wang’s deeply personal and richly drawn The Farewell, providing us immediately with... Read More
Reviews
TV Recap: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 7 – “Under His Eye”
June is really getting the routine down now. Since the new round of purges, public hangings have become almost a daily occurrence, and it seems... Read More
TV Recap: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6 – “Household”
Since Fred and Serena’s public plea to the world about Nichole’s abduction, June has noticed groups of Aunts and Marthas kneeling in circles, praying for... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Pose,’ Episode 3 – Love is in the air
The date is Tuesday, May 1st of 1990, and Angel is being taped by Eileen Ford and her team in the last round of their... Read More
TV Recap: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 5 – “Unknown Caller”
Word has apparently gotten out about the video of Luke and Nichole at the protest rally, as several handmaids approach June and quietly offer their... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Pose,’ Episode 2 – Blanca stands her ground and a new house for Elektra in “Worth It”
Unlike the opening of Pose’s second season, which began in a place of biting sobriety, episode two (“Worth It”) brings us right back to the... Read More
TV Recap: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 4 – “God Bless the Child”
The episode begins with The Handmaid’s Tale’s signature cinematography—overhead shots that are choreographed and hauntingly beautiful. It is a celebration of the babies born in... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Pose’ season 2, episode 1: “Acting Up”
Throughout Pose’s impeccable first season, light was always found in even the darkest of times. In doing so, it felt like a full-scale revolution, a... Read More
Review: ‘After the Wedding’ is a dull and predictable melodrama despite a radiant Michelle Williams
Funny how things have a tendency to endure when there’s a bit of money behind them. Funnier still how that tendency barely seems to dwindle... Read More
TV Review: ‘Pose’ Season Two is 10s, 10s, 10s across the board
Season Two of ‘Pose’ dives deep into the AIDS crisis, cherishes Madonna and the bonds of family become more important than ever The first season... Read More
Carrie Preston (‘Elsbeth’) on the Resurgence of Broadcast Television and What She Sees for Season 4 [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+]