Watchmen Recap: “She Was Killed By Space Junk”
An old character from the comics arrives reinvented, as we see the other half of the story thus far. Up to this point, Watchmen has been working hard to establish itself as a story existing within the periphery of the comics’ usual signposts. While we get the occasional glimpse of Dr. Manhattan, and this week ... Watchmen Recap: “She Was Killed By Space Junk”
Review: Don’t Bother Getting Up for “The Morning Show”
Apple+’s new drama about the cutthroat world of TV news looks good but suffers from derivative, clumsy writing. Sunday’s New York Times featured an op-ed from none other than Mark Zuckerberg, insisting that Facebook’s curious insistence on treating websites with names like hillarydid911.freedomguns.biz as legitimate news sources is helping to improve journalism. It’s sobering to ... Review: Don’t Bother Getting Up for “The Morning Show”
CIFF Dispatch: “Jojo Rabbit”, “A Girl Missing”, “The Torch” and More
(This dispatch is part of our coverage of the 2019 Chicago International Film Festival.) Welp, CIFF keeps chugging along, and the weather just keeps getting colder. Still, there are plenty of cinematic offerings on display to keep you braving the cold, even as they offer some chilling portents for awards season moving forward. First up ... CIFF Dispatch: “Jojo Rabbit”, “A Girl Missing”, “The Torch” and More