One of the best films from last year’s festival circuit just hit Amazon Prime today. The Vast of Night, directed by Andrew Patterson, takes you back to 1950s New Mexico at the dawn of the space race, where technology and…
Selah and the Spades Review: A Stylish and Complex Character Study
Written and directed by Tayarisha Poe, Selah and the Spades is a stylish, emotionally-charged feature film debut. Subtle, multidimensional, and thought-provoking, the film is a smart and subversive foray into the world of Selah Summers (Greenleaf’s Lovie Simone). The film…
First Trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria”
Luca Guadagnino’s long-awaited remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 operatic horror classic Suspiria has finally received a trailer, released this morning. Guadagnino, hot off the critical success of 2017’s Call Me By Your Name is returning to work with actors Dakota…
Movie Review: Manchester by the Sea
There’s a tragedy at the core of Manchester by the Sea, but you’d never see it behind that emotionless wall separating Casey Affleck from the rest of the world. His eyes are remote and affectionless, but not unreachable—that tiny thread…
TV Review: One Mississippi Season One
Tig Notaro’s personal tragedies are well documented (mostly by her) and available in a variety of forms, ranging from her own stand-up to a Showtime produced documentary. Her story is memorable mostly because of the giant shit pile of misfortunes…
Movie Review: Complete Unknown
We’ve all seen the “multiple identities” storyline before in entertainment, such as Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can or United States of Tara, but there’s always room for new stories surrounding the format. The ability for one person to assume…
TV Review: The Man in the High Castle
Amazon has released all ten episodes of their latest series, an alternate history drama based on Philip K. Dick’s bestselling novel, The Man in the High Castle.