T Categories Movies Reviews June 22, 2022 The Black Phone finds chills in the pre-Stranger Danger era Scott Derrickson keeps a silly premise above water thanks to a fast pace & a creepy villain turn from Ethan Hawke.
C Categories Movies Reviews June 3, 2022 Crimes of the Future offers up the human body as grotesque & beautiful art David Cronenberg returns to form in an elliptical and fascinating look at a dystopia where self-mutilation replaces sex
P Categories Reviews TV June 2, 2022 Physical continues to put a dark spin on “girl power” in season 2 How do you solve a problem like Sheila Rubin?
G Categories Reviews TV May 16, 2022 George Carlin’s American Dream is a bittersweet look at the comic legend HBO presents a detailed, unexpectedly moving documentary on the life & times of George Carlin, comedian, wordsmith, & cynical optimist
C Categories Reviews TV May 9, 2022 Candy is a well-crafted story of murder & desperate housewives Jessica Biel & Melanie Lynskey are excellent in Hulu’s docudrama about a bizarre 1980 murder in smalltown Texas
T Categories Movies Reviews May 5, 2022 The Twin is nothing you haven’t seen a thousand times before Teresa Palmer gives an excellent performance in an otherwise derivative horror film about a grieving mother haunted by her dead child
U Categories Reviews TV April 28, 2022 Under the Banner of Heaven chillingly depicts murder in the name of faith FX adapts Jon Krakauer’s best selling true story about a brutal crime tied to the Mormon church
R Categories Reviews TV April 15, 2022 Roar puts a darkly whimsical spin on modern women’s problems Nicole Kidman executive produces a star-studded adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection that rarely misses
T Categories Movies Reviews April 8, 2022 Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off treats its subject as a bruised enigma Various talking heads have more to say about the legendary skateboarder than he does in Sam Jones’ otherwise well-made documentary
2 Categories Features Movies March 29, 2022 2002: the year Robin Williams scared the bejesus out of everyone The beloved comedian already proved he could do serious, but in this trio of very different movies he also did creepy.
