★★★ A coming-of-age story told through the lens of a young woman growing up in Silicon Valley, The Book of Jobs intertwines her life to the legacy of Steve Jobs. Victoria Pedretti (Netflix's You, The Haunting of Hill House) plays the film's author/narrator, always providing a window of insight to her character's erratic insecurities. Back … Continue reading Mill Valley 2024: The Book of Jobs
Fantasia 2023: Aporia
★★★★ This year, Judy Greer is truly having a moment. The legendary actress, who has starred in everything from Darren Stein’s quirky Jawbreaker to last year’s vastly underrated Reboot, wowed recently with her heartbreaking performance in Tribeca’s Eric LaRue. Now, Greer headlines sci-fi drama Aporia, from writer/director Jared Moshe. A script rich with moral quandaries … Continue reading Fantasia 2023: Aporia
Tribeca 2023: Eric LaRue
★★★★ Despite being billed as a strict drama, Michael Shannon’s directorial debut, Eric LaRue, conquers difficult subject matter while staying dipped in dark comedy. Although I went in expecting a tragic movie in the vein of Sundance’s underrated Mass, Eric LaRue is a different beast entirely. After a school shooting that leaves three teens dead, … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Eric LaRue
TV Review: Reboot
With just about every show that exists receiving a reboot, sequel, or spiritual successor, it was only a matter of time before someone released a project quite literally about making a reboot. Titled (what else) Reboot, imagine a ridiculous fictional sitcom that plays up every age-old trope we’ve come to know and love yet ended … Continue reading TV Review: Reboot
Film Review: Three Months
★★★★ Set in 2011 Hollywood, Florida, Three Months is MTV’s answer to the coming-of-age gay rom-com. Out gay actor Troye Sivan headlines the film, in addition to penning two new songs for the feature. This marks Sivan’s return to the acting sphere after leaving a mark in 2018’s powerful conversion-camp drama, Boy Erased. Joining Sivan … Continue reading Film Review: Three Months
Our Favorite Films of 2021
As another year comes to a close, we shut the book on a year of surprising and often excellent movies. We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with some yearbook-style superlatives! Be sure to let us know which movies in 2021 connected with you! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best musical sequence JOSH: … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2021
Film Review: Lady of the Manor
★★★★ I never thought one of the most charming rom-coms I would see all year would also orchestrate the single best fart joke in ages, as well as include Judy Greer making hilarious faces to herself in a mirror. Lady of the Manor, written and directed by brotherly duo Christian Long and Justin Long (who … Continue reading Film Review: Lady of the Manor