C Categories Movies Reviews September 12, 2022 Confess Fletch, confess that Jon Hamm rocks an ok comic mystery Adventureland director Greg Mottola goes for laughs and gets them, sometimes to the rest of the movie's detriment.
T Categories Movies Reviews May 26, 2022 Top Gun: Maverick dances across blockbuster skies The long-delayed sequel to Tom Cruise's star-making megahit launches with thoughtful character work before turning and burning to thrilling action.
H Categories Anniversaries Movies April 28, 2021 How “Bridesmaids” put female friendship center stage Ten years ago, Paul Feig's uproarious comedy centered the lives and relationships of women in revolutionary ways.
J Categories Interviews December 24, 2020 John Patrick Shanley on the accents and ending of “Wild Mountain Thyme” The filmmaker talks to us about the brogues and narrative choices that have dominated the discourse around his filmed adaptation of his Broadway play.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 9, 2020 “Wild Mountain Thyme” gets lost in the fog John Patrick Shanley returns with a miscast, disingenuous tale of Irish star-crossed lovers.
& Categories TV May 12, 2020 “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” lets you choose Kimmy’s adventure, for good and ill It's essentially a semi-interactive bonus episode, but Ellie Kemper and crew still pull some fun rabbits out of their purple JanSports.
& Categories TV January 11, 2020 “Medical Police” is “Childrens Hospital”, Bigger, Longer, and Fully Cocked The Childrens' Hospital spinoff takes on the spy-action genre with double the length and about as many laughs.
R Categories Movies December 11, 2019 Richard Jewell Review: Jewell of Denial Clint Eastwood's latest tests the limits of perception, even as it loses the script with its portrayal of the media.
& Categories Movies November 11, 2019 “The Report” is a Mostly Successful Political Thriller Adam Driver delivers another powerful performance in Scott Z. Burns' drama about C.I.A. torture in the Middle East.
G Categories TV May 20, 2019 Good Omens Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Amazon's adaptation of the Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett novel is an unwieldy but charming tale of finding love in the darkest places.