A Categories Reviews TV September 9, 2021 American Rust creaks under its own weight Showtime's latest shot at prestige television has all the trappings, none of the energy.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 10, 2021 Sundance 2021: “Passing” lingers in the gulf between black & white Rebecca Hall adapts Nella Larsen's novella about Black social mobility (and its corresponding resentments) to haunting effect.
& Categories TV March 1, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “Tigers and Bears” The team figures out where to center their attack, as the penultimate episode of the season continues to struggle with pacing.
& Categories TV February 24, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: In “Foxhead,” Time is Just About Up Claude takes a trip out of town & the team isn’t far behind him in an occasionally meandering episode that has a few nicely macabre touches.
& Categories TV February 16, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “In the Pines, In the Pines” Ralph’s stubbornness becomes a liability, and Jack finds a sympathetic ear in a disappointingly below par episode.
“ Categories TV February 9, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “The One About the Yiddish Vampire” Holly presents her case to the team, to less than successful results, & Jack receives an unpleasant lesson in what happens if you displease the Grief Eater.
T Categories TV January 19, 2020 The Outsider: “Dark Uncle” Sends an Ominous Message Ralph reluctantly takes on a partner as a colleague has a brush with the impossible.
“ Categories TV January 12, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “Fish in a Barrel” & “Roanoke” HBO’s adaptation of Stephen King’s supernatural murder mystery is off to an eerie, understated start.
D Categories Movies November 20, 2019 Dark Waters Review: Fighting the Power to Mixed Results Todd Haynes steps outside of his wheelhouse with a well-intentioned, but messy piece of narrative journalism.
T Categories Movies August 9, 2019 The Kitchen Review: Female-Led Heist Film Cooks Up Mediocre Thrills Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss can't quite spice up the underdone intrigue of this '70s-set comic book adaptation.