Yimou Zhang’s Shadow is a remarkable bit of filmmaking. The movie revolves around two kingdoms on the precipice of war, and the political intrigues that come about. That doesn’t sound like much, but as executed by Zhang, it’s pretty remarkable stuff. And did I mention the entire movie is rendered in shades of white, black […]
El Camino is a sequel of sorts to Breaking Bad (2008-2013) arguably one of the best television shows ever made. And that’s not hyperbole. So obviously El Camino has a lot to live up to and while I have no idea if it’s up to the task, the trailer, both stylistically and ambiance-wise, says “No […]
Few things lend themselves to comedy and coming of age dramas as Adolph Hitler–or so Taika Watiti seems to think seeing that he’s written and directed a drama+comedy=dramedy that’s centered around a little boy who when times get tough leans on an imaginary hero, the aforementioned Hitler. Though if you’re thinking Hitler is too fraught […]
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why wasn’t what I’d call an easy watch–though by no means a slog–but variety is the spice of life and without it things become really, really boring. So every once in awhile I take a break from horror and sci-fi to watch something a bit more reality-based. And as I said. it’s […]
Apple TV+ dropped a full trailer for their upcoming series, The Morning Show and it looks pretty remarkable. Definitely prestige television though what I wonder is if it’s enough to get people to pay for another streaming service. This is particularly relevant when you take into account that we have Netflix, the upcoming Disney+ and […]
The second season of Netlflix’s Mindhunter dropped last week, and it’s pretty enjoyable. Coming in at a relatively brief nine episodes the entire season (for the most part) covers the Atlanta Child Murders, probably among the most heinous serial killer sprees in history–did I mention that the killer(s) was never caught? The first season–if I […]
This trailer bothers me. Not because it’s bad–in fact, it works better than many. No, what bothers me is that The Current War is based upon actual events, and movies are TERRIBLE when it comes to depicting real events with any sort of integrity. And that’s a problem because most Americans act as if they’re […]
Andrew Scott is an acting god. With minimal effort–the shift of his eyes, the turn of his head–he somehow manages to get across more seemingly genuine emotion than some actors do with their entire bodies. And he’s at the top of his game in Smithereens, a cautionary tale of the addictive effects of technology. Unfortunately, […]
The Passage, a new series on Fox based on the novel of the same name by Justin Cronin, is well-done though problematic, if the first episode is any indicator. Saniyya Sidney, Mark Paul Gosselaar (barely recognizable from his Saved By The Bell days) and Henry Ian Cusick (who could literally play the ‘concerned scientist’ role […]
I binged–a word I have every intention of continuing the use of–the second season of Marvel’s Iron Fist last week and it was…okay. It course-corrects from first season, which seemed to spend as much time with Joy and Ward Meechum (Jessica Stroup and Tom Pelphrey) as it did with Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Finn Jones). One […]
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