To clean the air, let’s first discuss the Streep of it all. We’re only an episode into season two and yes, it looks like they’re setting the story up so that Meryl Streep’s Mary Louise, mother-in-law to Nicole Kidman’s Celeste…
Fleabag Season Two Review: Hilarious, moving and further proof of a tremendous talent
Spoilers ahead * In episode three of season two of Amazon’s Fleabag, our titular character sits at a bar with the recipient of her sister’s companies Business Woman of the Year award and presents one of the finest scenes of…
Asako I & II Movie Review: A stunning and dreamy relationship drama
Based on the novel by Tomoka Shibasaki, Asako I & II asks a lot of its audience, specifically a wealth of compassion to give willingly to a character who at first glance is too self-serving to be worth the sympathy.…
Avengers: Endgame Movie Review: Pure spectacle married with character focus makes for a stunning finale
Very light spoilers ahead. At three hours long, Avengers: Endgame manages both the impossible and the predictable when it comes to the Marvel Universe timeline. It’s bloated and at times overwhelming with big, cluttered CGI battles and it shouldn’t work.…
The Magicians Season 4 Finale Review: Saying goodbye is the hardest part
So many spoilers ahead! Season four of The Magicians was always going to struggle in its ability to live up to its predecessor, one of the best seasons of television in recent memory. For the most part it found success…
With or Without Capes: Our Personal Heroes on International Women’s Day
We take time out of busy schedules to celebrate the women – fictionalized and not – who we either idolized as children, admired as adults or both. With Captain Marvel officially being released on International Women’s Day it felt only best…
The Magicians 4×5 Review: “Escape From the Happy Place” allows us momentarily to come out of the dark
How much more can you ask for in a television series than the ability to elicit such high strung reactions of joy with the simple words “peaches and plums motherfucker?” Since its inception The Magicians has dared to go bolder…
