TV Review: ‘Native Son’ – reimagining a classic, retaining the anger
From the very first moments of Native Son, the audience is overwhelmed by the dizzying blend of visual style and narrative intensity. Rashid Johnson, in... Read More
Reviews
Review: ‘Captain Marvel’
I’ll be totally honest with you. I had never even heard of Captain Marvel before. I’m not nor have I ever been a comic book... Read More
Review: ‘Maze’ (2017)
Against the backdrop of Brexit, now may be the perfect time for movies to remind us that the British Isles have a long history of... Read More
Review: No sophomore slump for season two of ‘Killing Eve’
We’ve all been there. Loving a show’s first season only to be disappointed by its second. This scenario only becomes heightened after a show like... Read More
Review: ‘Barry’ is back for season 2 and as lethal as ever
In 2017, when Bill Hader signed on with HBO to create, write, direct and star as the titular character in a new show, Barry, we... Read More
Review: Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’
Jordan Peele has always had his finger firmly on the pulse of the human condition – this was evident in his groundbreaking comedic work on... Read More
Review: ‘I Am Not a Witch’
In Nigeria, within Keats State, a Goat was arrested as an armed robbery suspect. A vigilante group apprehended the Goat with the impression that human... Read More
Review: ‘Sorry to Bother You’
Coonery, buffoonery, toxic masculinity, feminism, identity, and Black lives matter are among the many themes tackled in Boots Riley’s directorial debut film Sorry To Bother... Read More
Review: ‘Assassination Nation’
In Sam Levinson’s new film Assassination Nation, Lilly, Em, Sarah, and Bex are four teenaged high school girls so in love with themselves and obsessed... Read More
Review: Adam McKay’s ‘Vice’ (★) is the worst film of the year
Rarely have I seen a film that hates its audience as much as Vice does. Poised as a satire on the rise of former Vice... Read More
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+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes