Drama
A Very English Scandal Episode 1 Review
I quickly lost count of all the wonderful lines in A Very English Scandal Episode 1, the first in a three-part dramatization of the events...
‘Catching Feelings’ Review – When Romance Meets Dark Comedy in Johannesburg
Catching Feelings follows the lives of journalist Sam and author turned English teacher Max as they go day by day seemingly living a satisfactory lifestyle....
‘Vida’ Season 1 Episodes 1-2 Recap – Gentrification, Identity, and Homecoming
Vida, debuted around the same time as Sweetbitter but is thankfully much, much better, is something of a minefield – for me, anyway. It’s about,...
‘Sweetbitter’ Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – “Salt” and “Now Your Tongue is Coded”
I’ve made it two full episodes into Sweetbitter, the Starz series adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler, and it occurs...
‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Bad News”
“Old bastard’s only gone and died,” says the lugubrious Patrick Melrose after receiving some bad news from New York in the first episode to be...
Terminal (2018) Review – An Inscrutable Journey That Leaves You Uncertain
Terminal runs for about 90 minutes, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what a single one of them was about. I...
The Kissing Booth Review
Netflix has delivered a product of complete cringe, a cliched and overly dramatic coming of age story that is built on very little meaning...
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 3 Review – Ambitious Action Meets Continuity Chaos
Even by the usual standards of a show where teenage aliens battle with humming multi-colored laser swords, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 is...
The Ferryman (2018) Review – A Surreal Journey Through Grief and Low-Budget Horror
The Ferryman is the story of Mara, who cannot bear to carry on living and attempts suicide. She comes round in the hospital – fortunately!...
Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) Review – A Toothless Tale of Predatory Finance
Early on in Forgive Us Our Debts, a man who is apparently a professor (Jerzy Stuhr) uses a pool table and an analogy about a...
Sometimes (2016) Review: Patience, Anxiety, and the Unsettling Reality of a Waiting Room
A movie about seven people waiting for their HIV results is a hard sell, especially when most of the environment is in the waiting room. Sometimes,...
Candy Jar Review – A Sweet, Lightweight Teen Flick on Netflix
It’s pretty easy to guess what will happen in Candy Jar. If you were to read the summary up top, you’d probably have a decent...
‘Beirut’ Review: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, and the Tragedy of a Fallen Paradise
There really are two characters in this Beirut: Jon Hamm’s Mason Skiles and the city of Beirut. Both were once on top, the envy of...
Muil (Short Film) Review
Muil came to my attention by sheer chance, a fluke of Twitter; I wish I knew how, because I want more discoveries like this. It...
Love, Simon Review
Love, Simon is a romantic comedy drama about an everyday teenager’s angst over fitting in and coming out as gay. It was directed by Greg...
‘Troy: Fall of a City’ Review – BBC’s Epic Take on the Iliad Legends
Troy: Fall of a City is the latest attempt to bring Homer’s (not that one) Illiad tales of legend to life. Life in Troy seems like...
The 4th Company Review – A Gritty Blend of Sports and Prison Drama
When a young offender, Zambrano (Adrian Ladron), arrives at the Santa Martha prison, he hopes to be able to play for their football team –...
‘Orbiter 9’ Review: A Visually Stunning but Narratively Flat Sci-Fi Drama
Orbiter 9 tells us a story of the human condition, of love, life, and the value of existence. Laboratory conditions can only monitor so much,...
‘6 Balloons’ Review – Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson Star in a Harrowing Drama on Addiction
Written and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, 6 Balloons tells a tight tale of a relapsed heroin addict (Dave Franco – The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Somebody...
‘I Kill Giants’ Review – Madison Wolfe Shines in Off-Beat Coming-of-Age Fantasy
Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Joe Kelly (who also adapted the screenplay), I Kill Giants is a story about Barbara...