D Categories Movies February 13, 2020 Downhill Review: “Force Majeure” Turned Film Mineur Nat Faxon & Jim Rash's remake of Ruben Östlund's 2014 dramedy is a dragged-out rehash that oversimplifies its point—and then loses it.
D Categories Movies Reviews November 15, 2021 Despite a game cast and decent gags, Home Sweet Home Alone is kind of sour The ensemble really is quite good, but they're let down by a poor script that insists on a moral it doesn't do the work to earn.
B Categories TV February 14, 2020 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Pimento” Goes Memento Jason Mantzoukas loses his memory and steals the show. Well, this was a lot of fun. This week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine is all about..
S Categories Movies Reviews December 9, 2022 Spoiler Alert! Good movie here! The tragicomedy/romance film nails the wonder of new love and the inevitability of relationship pain.
B Categories Recap Reviews TV July 12, 2022 Better Call Saul slashes the border between two worlds in its most tense hour yet Lalo’s hunt for Gus Fring puts Jimmy and Kim in the line of fire in a masterclass of terror and foreboding.
T Categories Movies Reviews May 5, 2022 The Takedown takes down the French far-right with humor and style The latest Netflix import provides a lesson in French politics along with some fun action.
D Categories Movies Reviews February 10, 2022 Death on the Nile is a polished, pretty looking shell Despite its lavish appearance, Kenneth Branagh's second take on Agatha Christie barely justifies its existence.
C Categories Reviews TV November 5, 2021 Colin in Black and White uses the athlete’s message to preach to the choir Who is this co-opting of the activist athlete's message for, exactly?
I Categories Reviews TV October 13, 2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer is–fittingly, frustratingly–haunted by its past Amazon's new I Know What You Did Last Summer adaptation blazes its own trail but risks losing viewers in the bargain.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 17, 2021 TIFF 2021: Drive My Car is a dense, lyrical take on life after grief Ryusuke Hamaguchi adapts a Haruki Murakami short story & gives it additional depth & soul.
