Category: Reviews

What to Watch on Streaming: Umbrella Academy, Shrill, The ExpanseW
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February 11, 2019

What to Watch on Streaming: Week of February 15, 2018

Superheroes, loud women, and realistic space opera serve as your streaming recommendations this week.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine A Tale of Two BanditsB
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February 8, 2019

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Diminishing Returns for “A Tale Of Two Bandits”

Doug Judy returns for a less than stellar season six showcase for Jake's recurring foil.
HIGH FLYING BIRDH
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February 8, 2019

High Flying Bird Review: Soderbergh Games the System With a Searing Capitalist Critique

The Tarell Alvin McRaney-penned basketball drama highlights the commodification of young black men both on and off the court.
Lego Movie 2 The Second Part&
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February 6, 2019

“The LEGO Movie 2” Review: Everything is About Half as Awesome

While it maintains the same dazzling, frenetic charm of the original LEGO Movie, The Second Part doesn't manage to recapture the miracle of the first.
The Amityville MurdersT
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February 4, 2019

The Amityville Murders Review: A Low-Budget Game of Horror Film Mad Libs

Diane Franklin and Paul Ben-Victor play the doomed DeFeos in yet another Amityville remake that's content to run (and scare) in place.
The Souvenir SundanceS
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February 4, 2019

Sundance 2/3 Dispatch: The Souvenir, One Child Nation, Monos

Our Sundance coverage wraps up with a triple feature of a 1980s art-school personal essay, a documentary from China, and a haunting child-soldier tale.
The Good Place - Janet&
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February 3, 2019

“I’m Not a Girl”: Janet, Nonbinary Representation and “The Good Place”

D'arcy Carden's Janet continues to be one of The Good Place's best characters, but her status as unlikely nonbinary icon brings up a few narrative wrinkles.
Apollo 11 SundanceS
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February 3, 2019

Sundance 2/2 Dispatch: Apollo 11, Corporate Animals

Day 6 of our Sundance coverage sees a wide gulf in quality, with a stunning doc about the Apollo 11 mission and a stunted dark corporate comedy.
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February 1, 2019

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Linetti’s Gone, But Her Statue Lives On in “Four Movements”

Chelsea Peretti is front and center in Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s best episode of the season.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Looks like I jumped the gun last week..
Share SundanceS
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February 1, 2019

Sundance 1/31 Dispatch: Share, Velvet Buzzsaw

Day 4 of Sundance shows us a neon-lit social media nightmare in Share, as well as Dan Gilroy's arch, uneven art world critique Velvet Buzzsaw.