About thirty minutes into The Falling, my poor sister overheard me yelling “oh shit” at what was transpiring on my screen. Directed and written by Carol Morley, the film is a potpourri of genres and styles, mixing styles of horror and…
TV Review: Humans (1×08) “Episode Eight”
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Humans. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Eight episodes and Humans doesn’t feel like it was ready to tie up its story. While the finale of season one (two…
Ally’s Movie Review: ‘People Places Things’
I thought I had made a mistake in choosing to watch People Places Things, a quaint but sweet comedy, in the opening moments, due to how strategic and generic the first few scenes are. Will (Jemaine Clement) walks in on…
TV Review: Teen Wolf (5×09) “Lies of Omission”
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Teen Wolf. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. The penultimate episode is better than what’s come before it, enough so that there’s a chance this entire first half of season…
TV Review: Show Me a Hero Premiere
To I’m sure what must be the horror of television fans everywhere, this is the first David Simon series I’ve ever seen. Generation Kill, about the fruitless nature of war, was never on my radar when it aired, Treme was little…
Ally’s Movie Review: ‘Tom at the Farm’
Xavier Dolan’s latest film to get a U.S. distribution (after debuting in Venice in 2013) is his oddest film yet, a distinct turn in his style, and the official synopsis offers no hint of what lies ahead: “A grieving man…
Ally’s Movie Review: ‘Fort Tilden’
I spent a lot of time throughout the duration of this film actively hating the two lead characters. Harper (Bridey Elliot) and Allie (Clare McNulty) are instantly loathsome in their depictions. They’re shallow, self-obsessed, and mean-spirited. They don’t even seem…
