N Categories Podcasts Right on Cue August 21, 2021 Nathan Halpern on finding a human sound in whatever story you’re telling The composer talks to us about documentary vs. narrative film scoring, and his work on HBO's new COVID-19 doc.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2021 February 1, 2021 Sundance 2021: “How It Ends” is a pleasant, socially-distanced apocalypse Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein usher in the end of the world with a winsome indie comedy about seeking closure and reconciliation. (This review is..
A Categories AFI Fest 2020 Festivals Movies Reviews October 17, 2020 AFI Fest: “76 Days” takes us inside Wuhan’s COVID lockdown Hao Wu's fly-on-the-wall glimpse of China's 76-day coronavirus lockdown is a startling portrait of resilience and helplessness.
D Categories Movies Reviews October 16, 2020 Doc shows how America failed to get COVID-19 “Totally Under Control” Gibney's latest piece of docu-journalism is a sharp, but blinkered take Trump's COVID-era failings.
& Categories Reviews TV August 12, 2020 “Selena + Chef” equals tasty treats with Selena Gomez Selena Gomez helps cook us through quarantine with this home-brew cooking show filled with charity and charm.
H Categories Features July 10, 2020 How COVID-19 created the accidental summer of drive-ins Drive-in theaters are experiencing a strange resurgence, now that coronavirus has rendered the traditional theater experience impossible.
& Categories Reviews TV July 1, 2020 “Homemade” peeks in on arthouse filmmakers during lockdown Netflix and producer Pablo Larraín offers a modest glimpse of quarantine life that can't escape the privilege of its authors.
& Categories Features Movies April 28, 2020 “This is the End” predicted how boring the apocalypse would be Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's armageddon comedy feels strangely familiar in a world where celebrities are stuck in quarantine like the rest of us.
