& Categories Reviews TV September 30, 2020 “Monsterland” is a dreary look at the dark side of the soul Mary Laws adapts Daniel Ballingrud's supernatural short fiction about the evil that humans do.
& Categories Reviews TV September 8, 2020 “Woke” is a comedy that balances serious with silly Keith Knight & Marshall Todd's new Hulu series is a sly mix of comedy and real-life issues that makes for a satisfying social comment.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 25, 2020 “Fatima” is a timely story of the endless battle between science & belief Marco Pontecorvo directs a thoughtful look at why we often choose faith over fact.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 19, 2020 “Words on Bathroom Walls” handles mental illness as poorly as its romance Charlie Plummer and Taylor Russell do their best to spice up an otherwise-creaky YA drama.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 16, 2020 “Dirt Music” proves a poor attempt at a love story Tim Winton's novel gets the film treatment in Gregor Jordan's seventh feature, exploring an underdeveloped love triangle to frustrating results.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 18, 2020 “The Short History of the Long Road” is a quick journey worth taking Ani Simon-Kennedy's sophomore feature is a quiet, evocative trip, even if it doesn't go as far as it could have.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 17, 2020 “Disclosure” lets trans people speak up for themselves Sam Feder's documentary provides an empathetic if slightly uneven look at the trans community, voicing its beauty and understanding its anger.
& Categories Awards Reviews TV May 30, 2020 “Ramy” goes to messy places in its strong second season Muslim-American actor and comedian Ramy Youssef returns for a bracingly funny, probing season about faith and purpose and failure.
& Categories TV May 19, 2020 “Blood & Water” makes for an uneven mix of teen drama and mystery Netflix's latest African original series is a teen mystery that can't quite overcome its derivations.
& Categories Movies May 8, 2020 “Valley Girl” is far from high art, but that’s part of the fun Rachel Lee Goldenberg's remake of the 1983 rom-com is a light, airy work of kitsch that's easy to fall into.
