Resistance Review: Before Jojo Rabbit, There Was Marcel the Mime
Resistance offers a super hero origin story of sorts for Marcel the Mime.
Westworld Episode 3.03: “The Absence of Field” Review
Like many of Westworld’s best hours, The Absence of Field mostly focuses on a crisis of identity.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episodes 7.05-6 Review
The greatest character in Star Wars canon is Ahsoka Tano
My Brilliant Friend Episode 2.02: “The Body” Review
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND episode 2.02 explores what it means to be lost within life itself.
To Live to Sing Review: Culture at a Crossroads
A song of resistance soars above the towering condominiums in Johnny Ma’s To Live to Sing. The film, Ma’s sophomore feature after Old Stone, is an evocative portrait of culture at a crossroads. To Live to Sing takes the gritty realism of Ma’s debut feature a step further. Inspired by a Sichuan opera company he […]
Westworld Episode 3.02 Review: “The Winter Line”
The idea of "The Winter Line" is embedded into the episode’s understanding of how its characters are trying to escape from the obstacles and fortifications before them on their respective journeys.
My Brilliant Friend Episode 2.01 Review: “The New Name”
My Brilliant Friend Episode 2.01 Review: “The New Name”
Star Wars the Clone Wars 7.04: “Unfinished Business” Review
The story of Star Wars at its core is a story about the fallibility of people to the trappings of power. The story of Anakin Skywalker is perhaps its most integral, strongest, and weakest. The storytelling of Anakin’s journey is muddled, but the overall arc is a famed one.His arc is of a man who […]
Westworld Episode 3.01 Review: “Parce Domine”
After a brilliant first season and a muddled second season, Westworld's third outing keeps the mysteries intact, increases the thrills, and streamlines that feeling of deliberate confusion significantly.
Bloodshot Review: Can Diesel’s New Superhero Franchise Challenge the MCU?
Bloodshot is a comic book adaptation that stars Vin Diesel as an indestructible former soldier on a quest for vengeance.
Red Snow Review: An Inspiring Vision of Identity as Its Own Salvation
Acclaimed Métis writer/director Marie Clements' feature debut Red Snow is a marvel of a film.
Swallow Review: A Nauseating Yet Tasteful Power Struggle
Swallow is a confident, uncomfortable, and nasty little film that will make you think twice about what it truly means to have agency.
First Cow Review: The Secret Ingredient Is Milk
First Cow might the only western about a pastry chef the world will ever see.
The Hunt Review: A Pig in Human Clothes
Is The Hunt a clever and pointed film about contemporary America or toothless political satire?
The Hunt Review: Settle Down, America
On the surface, The Hunt seems like the straight-forward hack 'em ups like The Purge, but director Craig Zobel (Z for Zachariach, Homestar Runner) has a little more on his mind.
