& Categories Reviews TV May 11, 2021 “Pride” is an earnest if uneven look at queer history The variety of creative voices in FX's new docuseries lifts up what can be an inconsistent jaunt through 70 years of LGBTQ history.
& Categories Reviews TV May 11, 2021 “The Crime of the Century” indicts corporate America’s major health epidemic Alex Gibney's two-part documentary, The Crime of the Century, lays out a compelling case that the opioid epidemic was no accident.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 11, 2021 “To All the Boys 3: Always and Forever” flirts with maturity, but can’t commit Netflix's sickly-sweet teen rom-com series finally reaches the limits of its charm offensive with an overlong, stakes-less conclusion.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 7, 2021 “Little Fish” is a pandemic-set love story you don’t have to throw back Olivia Cooke and Jack O'Connell shine in a melodramatic, but immersive romantic tragedy that mimics the isolation and loss of our current moment.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 5, 2021 “PVT CHAT” offers a peep show into parasocial obsession The latest from NYC-based filmmaker Ben Hozie is a taut drama about sex, money, and the Internet.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 2, 2021 “Fake Famous” asks the question, “What price Instagram fame?” Nick Bilton's documentary-slash-zoomer ethnography investigates whether you can game your way to social media fame.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 1, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Life in a Day 2020” is a 90-minute vlog compilation The gimmick to Kevin Macdonald's worldwide snapshot of 24 hours has lost its novelty this deep into the social media age.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 1, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Street Gang” is a joy for Sesame Street fans Marilyn Agrelo’s documentary soaks you in the warm bath of nostalgia for Jim Henson's long-running Muppet masterpiece.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 1, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Pleasure” is a painful, provocative viewing Ninja Thyberg's tale of a woman's attempt to make it in the adult film industry is a feature debut that doesn't pull any punches.
& Categories Reviews TV January 31, 2021 “The Long Song” – Masterpiece’s end-of-slavery miniseries is excellent Mahalia Bello's study of the end of slavery in Jamaica, "The Long Song" is incisive, insightful and prioritizes the humanity of the enslaved.
