Retro Review: ‘L.I.E.’ (2001)
L.I.E. is an unusually frank and unwaveringly perceptive film in which every character seems to live in line with the metaphorical anagram of the title.... Read More
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‘The Other Two’ season 3 review: TV’s sharpest satire hits new heights with its most surreal take on the entertainment industry yet
The Bluths, The Johnsons, the Pritchetts and the Dunphys, the Arnolds, and the Roses. What do these families all have in common? Not only have... Read More
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ review: Rocket, man
People who routinely check Does the Dog Die before watching movies might struggle with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The third film in the... Read More
‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ review: David Lowery adds his own magic mix of pixie dust to J.M. Barrie’s beloved novel
Do we really need another adaptation of the beloved J.M. Barrie book, Peter Pan? Has the magic of pixie dust overstayed its welcome? All good... Read More
‘Fatal Attraction’ (2023) review: An uninspired take on the classic erotic thriller can’t see the Forrest for the trees
When Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) told Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), “I’m not going to be IGNORED, Dan,” she was right. In 1987, Adrian Lyne’s erotic... Read More
‘SISU’ review: Jalmari Helander digs his own path with a brutal and satisfying addition to the action genre you do Nazi coming
SISU is a Finnish word that cannot be fully translated. It means sustaining courage in the face of unrelenting obstacles. It reminds me of the... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Osmosis Jones’ (2001)
What is it about American audiences that they refuse to see any animated film that doesn’t the Disney stamp on it? Shrek aside, there were... Read More
‘Love & Death’ review: So I married an axe murderer
The past decade or so has been flooded with adaptations done for the same story by different studios and, sometimes, original stories that resemble one... Read More
‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.’ review: Judy Blume’s iconic book is brought to life in a heartfelt adaptation with a charming Rachel McAdams
Ahhh! The coming-of-age story – the timeless tale of emerging hormones, romantic feelings and new realizations of identity and questions like, ‘Where do I fit... Read More
‘Somebody Somewhere’ season 2 review: A delightful delicacy anybody anywhere can enjoy
A show’s title can communicate a great deal about its content, and Somebody Somewhere does that exceptionally well. It’s a straightforward story of one person... Read More
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