★★★★ Here is a sentence I never thought I would write: from Disney and Hulu comes the best gay rom-com I’ve seen in a very long time. Bursting with the energy of the modern LGBT experience, Fire Island takes us on an annual vacation to “gay Disney Land” with a diverse and colorful cast of … Continue reading Film Review: Fire Island
Film Review: The Valet
★★★ Existing outside the reality of any plausible scenario, absurdist romantic comedy The Valet is the perfect fit for streamer Hulu. Eugenio Derbez and Samara Weaving headline this quirky easy watch, complete with a sugary-sweet message. Those longing for a bygone throwback or a meta modern take on the genre can look elsewhere; The Valet … Continue reading Film Review: The Valet
TV Review: The Dropout
Any Amanda Seyfried project is cause for minor celebration, and Hulu’s newest, The Dropout, brings Seyfried into 2022 in a major way. Last year, Seyfried approached a harrowing story of post-partum depression with emotional maturity, resulting in an incredible performance in A Mouthful of Air. Now, she fills the shoes of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, … Continue reading TV Review: The Dropout
TV Review: Only Murders in the Building
Hulu’s newest drama series, the mystery whodunnit Only Murders in the Building, has A-list talent, but commits the biggest genre cardinal sin: the central mystery is simply not that exciting. It brings together three crime podcast obsessed tenants who all live in the same apartment building—Oliver (Martin Short), content to direct as his day job, … Continue reading TV Review: Only Murders in the Building
Tribeca 2021: False Positive
★★★★ Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, one thing we can all agree on is that the chilling premise of Hulu’s False Positive is enough to make you second guess your fertility doctor. Lucy (Ilana Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) have tried just about everything to get pregnant for the last two years, and nothing will … Continue reading Tribeca 2021: False Positive
Film Review: Plan B
★★★★ Following SXSW breakout Language Lessons, and now the laugh-out-loud hilarious Plan B, I’m officially game for literally anything Natalie Morales decides to tackle next behind the director’s chair. Though Morales didn’t pen the script (that honor belongs to iZombie story writers Joshua Levy & Prathiksha Srinivasan), she was the perfect choice to lead this … Continue reading Film Review: Plan B
Film Review: Blood Moon
★★ Blood Moon, the newest in Hulu’s Blumhouse Into the Dark horror series, finally tackles something we haven’t seen yet: werewolves. If it’s not obvious from the title, then the lead child being named Luna might clue you in on what horror subgenre we’re tackling. Into the Dark, as a whole, is anything but consistent, … Continue reading Film Review: Blood Moon