★★★★ What's more blurry than the line between fact and fiction? In The Revisionist, a meta narrative structure gives way to compelling character interplay between a trio of writers and a much more famous cranky father on the edge of life's fringes. All four players are central to the storyline, but André Holland and Dustin … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: The Revisionist
Blu-Ray Film Review: Reminders of Him
★★★★ Another day, another Colleen Hoover adaptation! Is she becoming the new Nicholas Sparks? Hot on the heels of It Ends With Us and Regretting You, Reminders of Him delivers a modern love story tightly woven into compelling drama. This entry from director Vanessa Caswill (Love at First Sight) is the best of the three … Continue reading Blu-Ray Film Review: Reminders of Him
Film Review: Blue Film
★★★★ One could be forgiven for assuming Blue Film’s provocative, sexually-driven sole goal is to shock and titillate given the jaw-dropping premise. But this compelling indie from writer/director Elliot Tuttle has far more on its mind. The setup is deceptively simple: a cocky camboy agrees to spend the night with an anonymous high-paying client. What … Continue reading Film Review: Blue Film
Film Review: The Devil Wears Prada 2
★★★★★ Gird your loins! Two decades after the first film emerged as the rare chick flick with cross-gender appeal, the entire gang comes back together again for The Devil Wears Prada 2. This immaculately conceived sequel doesn’t just replay the hits or rehash the first movie; instead, the sharp script from Aline Brush McKenna finds … Continue reading Film Review: The Devil Wears Prada 2
Film Review: Animal Farm
★★★★ From Angel Studios, Andy Serkis helms an all-new take on disturbing George Orwell classic, Animal Farm. Screenwriter Nicholas Stoller, who brilliantly found a way to bring The Muppets back to the big screen in 2011, and also hilarious sequels Neighbors 2, Zoolander 2, and Get Him to the Greek, turns his pen to the … Continue reading Film Review: Animal Farm
TV Review: Beef – Season 2
Originally conceived as a miniseries, showrunner/writer/creator Lee Sung Jin's Beef was a major surprise—and big Emmy winner—back in 2023. Three years later, Jin follows up his compact story of road rage anger issues with a searing take on two entirely different types of romantic relationships. Coming into center focus are newly engaged Gen Z couple … Continue reading TV Review: Beef – Season 2
Norwalk Film Festival 2026: Power Ballad
★★★★★ Irish filmmaker John Carney is no stranger to pairing music and cinema. Since breaking out with 2007's Oscar-winning Once, Carney has delivered a string of musically-tinged gems, including Flora and Son and Sing Street. With Power Ballad, Carney recalibrates his approach with an intimate and surprisingly fun take on chasing dreams. Paul Rudd and … Continue reading Norwalk Film Festival 2026: Power Ballad
SXSW 2026: A Safe Distance
★★★ A Safe Distance opens as a gunshot echoes through the forest. A blood-splattered woman wonders what she will do next, already knowing there can be no clear-cut answers. A female duo drag a body off, and quickly catch a bus out of there. But are they at a—wait for it—safe distance to avoid being … Continue reading SXSW 2026: A Safe Distance
Blu-Ray Film Review: Regretting You
★★★★ Much can be said about the modern rom-com, and if anyone has hooked a fresh spin, it's author Colleen Hoover. Hoover has a pretty stellar Hollywood track record thus far—both of her adaptations have done stellar box office, though the whirlwind controversy around It Ends With Us may have soured some fans. Regretting You … Continue reading Blu-Ray Film Review: Regretting You
TV Review: 56 Days – Season 1
Based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Howard, Prime Video's horny new erotic thriller series 56 Days arrives just as the genre has been experiencing quite the comeback. It trades pandemic-era Dublin for present-day Boston, but the whole premise would work no matter where it was set. Dove Cameron (Disney's Descendants) and Avan Jogia (Now … Continue reading TV Review: 56 Days – Season 1