Oh, rom-coms. Is there a genre so many feel so guilty about loving? As Carrie Bradshaw put it, we want that “ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can’t-live-without-each-other-love.” Wanting love is a pretty universal thing, but the problem with romantic comedies is how…
The new Frozen 2 teaser is betting you won’t be able to let it go
Elsa and Anna are back in the teaser for Frozen 2, and it looks like things are getting pretty bleak for Arendelle. Things begin on a dark beach, where Elsa discovers the limits of her powers as she attempts to…
Arctic Movie Review: Survival story as sadism
In its starting moments, and for most of the first half, Arctic comes across exactly as it’s obviously meant to, which is a lean, suspenseful tale of survival. It’s mostly a showcase for the quiet power of Mads Mikkelsen, who…
Carmen Sandiego Season 1 Review: The Master Thief is Still Fun, but Less Interesting
Many people – this writer included – were somewhat irked when Netflix announced that in its new Carmen Sandiego series, the title character would be a straight up heroine rather than a villain or anti-heroine. But Netflix has proven before…
Sex Education Series Review: A John Hughes Tribute For Today’s World
Some shows don’t exactly need to get all the details right to feel true. Good thing the Netflix series Sex Education isn’t trying to. It clearly wants to evoke a feeling that is both of our moment and timeless. But…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Movie Review: Your friendly neighborhood Spideys swing into some spectacular action
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best Spider-Man movie yet, and that’s coming from someone who swooned over Spider-Man: Homecoming. Or maybe it was just relief that a film came along that finally managed to capture just what made Spidey…
Capernaum Movie Review: A flawed but essential portrait of childhood poverty
Capernaum is about two hours of near unrelenting bleakness, but it’s the kind of bleakness that’s also a mostly intelligent indictment of just how we all let it come to this. The opening scene is hard enough, as we see…
