I came to the party very late for Ozark, Netflix’s critically-acclaimed drama that has frequently been compared to the likes of Breaking Bad. I only first watched all previous episodes of the series this year, and found them both compelling and shocking. Par for the course with several television dramas, Ozark’s final season was split … Continue reading TV Review: Ozark – Season 4 Part 2
OUTshine 2022: All You Need
For a certain subset of viewers (particularly those consuming premium television in the early 2000s), Queer As Folk was a milestone in gay media that burst open the doors on telling queer stories. 2021’s All You Need owes a hell of a debt to Showtime’s QAF, yet also exists in its own purely modern space. … Continue reading OUTshine 2022: All You Need
TV Review: Heartstopper
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, Netflix’s Heartstopper is my favorite new show of the year thus far, and an absolutely adorable queer coming-of-age story. For those hoping for an overly-sexualized journey in line with Euphoria or Genera+ion, Heartstopper has a different flavor of filmmaking on its mind. The sweetness and … Continue reading TV Review: Heartstopper
TV Review: Tokyo Vice
I have always wanted to visit Japan, and HBO Max’s crime drama series Tokyo Vice has only further fueled my interest. Based loosely upon journalist Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book, the series takes viewers deep into the seedy Tokyo underbelly of the 90s. Leading the show as Adelstein himself is West Side Story and Baby Driver … Continue reading TV Review: Tokyo Vice
SXSW 2022 Wrap-Up
As with 2021, this iteration of the South by Southwest Film Festival is wildly varied in tone and consistency, delivering what I assume will be some of our favorite movies of the entire year and we are only in March! After the jump, check out our full coverage from SXSW, including capsule reviews for the … Continue reading SXSW 2022 Wrap-Up
TV Review: Bridgerton – Season 2
Bridgerton’s debut season set the world on fire when it debuted all the way back in December of 2020, which at this point seems like a distant memory. Much ado has been made about breakout star Rege-Jean Page not returning even for a reduced role, but there is very good reasoning regardless. The Netflix series … Continue reading TV Review: Bridgerton – Season 2
SXSW 2022: Swimming with Sharks
SXSW drama Swimming with Sharks has the bite of a 90s erotic thriller, and the sleek and stylish shine of David Fincher films such as Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. As a Roku original, I fear it may not draw a huge audience despite being loosely based on the 1994 classic of the same name … Continue reading SXSW 2022: Swimming with Sharks
SXSW 2022: Shining Girls
Last year’s SXSW Film Festival saw a host of excellent television show premieres, including Them, Made for Love, and the Freeform breakout, Cruel Summer. This year may be decidedly less stacked on the television front; however, a couple of options broke out of the gate early to show promise. Based on the novel by Lauren … Continue reading SXSW 2022: Shining Girls
SXSW 2022: WeCrashed
Although I knew absolutely nothing about the subject matter before diving into this series, WeCrashed, chronicling the rise and fall of startup company WeWork, does a spectacular job getting the viewer caught up on the drama. At the center of it all is Israeli creator (and self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur”) Adam Neumann, played by Jared Leto. … Continue reading SXSW 2022: WeCrashed
Interview: Upload Creator Greg Daniels & Cast
Ahead of its season two premiere, Allison sat down over zoom to chat with some of the cast and creatives behind Amazon Prime's Upload. In this season, we return to follow Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) as he navigates the digital afterlife and deals with the repercussions of his inescapable girlfriend, Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), uploading herself … Continue reading Interview: Upload Creator Greg Daniels & Cast