“You Get What You Give” is some top-tier Roswell, New Mexico. Like last year’s “Angels in the Silences,” 4×05 lets the characters drive the plot rather than the other way around. In this way, new developments are more organic and…
6 of the most exciting films playing at this year’s Fantasia Festival
Running from July 14 until August 3, the Fantasia Festival has, over the years, become one of the more celebrated film festivals for its commitment to genre-bending features and a dedication to highlighting stories and filmmakers who may often exist…
‘Rise’ review: A slam dunk of a biopic
Rise could easily be a standard sports underdog movie, where, with training and sheer willpower, athletes overcome all odds and win a championship or something similar. It could also stumble upon oversimplification, like many biopics do, by trying to fit…
‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ taught us how to appreciate life’s small treasures
With the crushing news that Adult Swim has decided not to pick up Joe Pera Talks With You for a fourth season, I did what I think any Joe Pera fan would do in a moment like this—I ate a…
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ review: God of Blunder
I need to figure out exactly who I am. What identity crisis? From Norse mythology to comic book superhero to unlikely blockbuster movie star, “Thor” has long been a game of hot potato between creative hands, carelessly tossing away the…
Mad Men Men S1E2: ‘Ladies Room’ [Podcast]
On Episode 2 of Mad Men Men, we return to Madison Avenue to discuss the second episode of Mad Men. We continue our conversation from last week about the show’s handling of sexism and out-of-place 60s references. Plus we start digging into…