‘The Valet’ review: Eugenio Derbez charms in French farce remake but attempts to take on deep topics get stuck in first gear [Grade: B-]
There is a lot of discourse around foreign language films being remade for English-speaking audiences. While sometimes it feels completely unnecessary, there are times when... Read More
Reviews
‘Operation Mincemeat’ review: A surprisingly light British war drama illuminates a story too fantastical to be fiction [Grade: B]
Wars have always been full of stories that are so fantastical, they can only be true. The real story behind Netflix’s new war drama Operation... Read More
Review: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ brings Sam Raimi’s deliciously twisted sensibilities to the MCU, Elizabeth Olsen is film’s MVP [Grade: B+]
Hot off the combined success of Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and What If? Marvel certainly had no shortage of characters to draw from for its next... Read More
Review: ‘Firebird’ reaches for the sky but fizzles out with familiarity [Grade: B-]
More romance and less thriller, Firebird is packed with brilliant performances, but the lack of audacious choices and the very normalization of queerness knocks this... Read More
‘Barry’ season 3 review: Bill Hader comedy/drama is darker (and funnier) than ever [Grade: A]
Nearly three long years since the season 2 finale graced viewers’ screens, HBO’s black comedy Barry finally returns this Sunday – and it’s darker (and... Read More
‘Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils’ review: The Doctor attempts love in her penultimate episode [B-]
Fresh off of the revelation in Eve of the Daleks that Yaz is in love with the Doctor, Doctor Who’s latest special, Legend of the... Read More
‘The Flight Attendant’ Season 2 review: Kaley Cuoco is still first class but the second season hits some turbulence [Grade: B]
One of the newest shows on HBO Max’s impressive lineup of dramas, The Flight Attendant returns for its second season next week on the streaming... Read More
‘Russian Doll’ season 2 review: Natasha Lyonne is gold in a time-bending, treasure hunt-filled sophomore season [Grade: B+]
The first season of Russian Doll premiered in 2019 and it feels like an entire lifetime has passed since then. COVID-19 halted the world for... Read More
‘The Northman’ review: Robert Eggers’ latest is an expertly crafted, brutal tale of Viking vengeance with a Shakespearian twist [Grade: B+]
A hoard of outcast Vikings pillages a small town towards the end of the first act of Robert Egger’s The Northman. We see their blood... Read More
‘All the Old Knives’ review: Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton are double-crossing star-crossed lovers in potboiler that takes too long to heat up [Grade: B-]
Though the the political crime thriller genre may no longer be as booming as it was in the decade following 9/11, the world of international... Read More
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