Tigertail Movie Review: Even the most lyrical parables can still fall flat

In the opening moments of Tigertail — a new foreign-language Netflix film written and directed by Master of None co-creator Alan Yang — a young boy runs through rice fields in desperate search for what may be a hallucination of…

Book Review: We Are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian

Siobhan Vivian is a longtime favorite author of mine. She’s a fierce champion of teenage girls, she’s effortlessly cool, and oh, right, she’s BFFs with Jenny Han. When Vivian released Stay Sweet in 2018, an ice-cream-cone sweet love letter to…

Survivor: Winners at War 40×06 Review: “Quick on the Draw” sees two legendary players get voted out

Two Survivor queens met their end in a shocking back-to-back Tribal Council on Survivor: Winners at War. With a season full of big threats and iconic winners, losing any of the players is a sad development, but to lose two…

Supernatural 15×12 “Galaxy Brain” Review: Doing the dumb, right thing, especially with the world at stake

It feels weird to be writing this like it’s business as usual. Supernatural returned Monday night, I’m still two days late on the review like always, and Chuck has this weird obsession with the Winchesters that I’m seriously starting to…

High Maintenance 4×05 Review: “Screen”

High Maintenance’s fourth season continues on its rollercoaster trajectory, with each fresh and original episode being followed by an installment that leans a bit too hard into its deepest Brooklyn setting and tendencies. “Screen,” like “Voir Dire” two weeks ago, is…

Survivor: Winners at War Season Premiere Review: “Greatest of the Greats”

Twenty years in the making has brought us to the landmark season of Survivor: Winners at War. All the blindsides, tribe swaps, Tribal Councils, idol plays, and successful/failed moves have filled the reality TV history books of this game-defining past.…

The Photograph Review: A visually stunning, but underdeveloped romance

Directed and written by Stella Meghie, The Photograph is an aesthetically pleasing film, but one that lacks a lot of depth and fluidity. In trying to fit in two romantic storylines at once, the film loses much of its focus…