★★★★ (Written by Intern, Miranda Zampogna) A hundred grand jackpot, a sailboat, and two tropical vacations—was this the record-breaking win of a heroic American champion, or the plunder of a low-life, cheating crook? Director Samir Oliveros and co-writer Maggie Briggs keep one guessing, while delivering a vibrant, exciting dramatization of Michael Larson's legendary 1984 game … Continue reading Film Review: The Luckiest Man in America
Film Review: Orion and the Dark
★★★★★ The second Dreamworks animated feature film made exclusively for Netflix after 2021's Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Orion and the Dark is so exceptionally beautiful in both scripting and visuals that it would fit right in with the catalogue of Pixar. Adapting material from a picture book by Emma Yarlett, director Sean Charmatz makes … Continue reading Film Review: Orion and the Dark
TV Review: Black Bird
To claim the justice system may be flawed is not totally out of the question, and Apple TV+’s new drama, Black Bird, estimates that people slip through the cracks constantly. Back in the 90s, contamination of evidence and false imprisonment ran rampant, even as the FBI and crime-solving was practically in its infancy. How exactly … Continue reading TV Review: Black Bird