2020

    Piranesi

    I’ve truly gotten out of the habit of reading. And on some level this makes me sad. It’s...
    Black Box

    Black Box

    I feel like there are at least 400 movies entitled Black Box. Turns out there aren’t quite that...
    Control: Ultimate Edition

    Control: Ultimate Edition

    I cannot honestly call myself a “gamer.” But after playing Control, I think I might become one. This...
    Soulmates

    Soulmates: Season 1

    For a review of Soulmates, I might as well send you over to my The One review. It’s...
    Little Fires Everywhere

    Little Fires Everywhere

    I’m wondering: did we need this? This family melodrama that feels like premium television in the vein of...
    Promising Young Woman

    Promising Young Woman

    I think I may be a broken film watcher. While most people would watch Promising Young Woman and...
    Alone Season 7

    Alone: Season 7

    I’m not really a watch-people-eat-gross-shit-in-the-wilderness kind of television viewer. So it’s not a surprise that I overlooked the...
    The Hunt

    The Hunt

    There was a time when “message” movies were subtle. Social commentary was subtext. Or whatever that word is...
    Synchronic

    Synchronic

    There are films that clearly spawned from a two-sentence pitch after which the creators looked at each other...
    Tenet

    Tenet

    There are so many things about Tenet that have Mr. Hipster written all over them. With eight films,...
    Loudermilk

    Loudermilk: Seasons 1 – 3

    I’m trying to decide what the audience is for super-low-concept shows like Loudermilk. Which, ironically, aired on the...
    The Boys

    The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2

    I’d stayed away from The Boys for a minute because I understood it to be a dark, violent,...
    Heavyweight

    Heavyweight

    There’s nothing people love more than a redemption story. And that’s mostly what Heavyweight is about. Small tales...
    The Sister

    The Sister

    Someone sat there in a creative brainstorming session and was like, “I know, man. Let’s just call it...
    Industry Season 1

    Industry: Season 1

    I watched Ms. Hipster work in finance for years. They even filmed scenes in Wall Street: Money Never...