You Were Never Really Here , a slow burning, psychological thriller, delivers a brutal look into the life of a tormented hired gun named Joe (Joaquin Phoenix). Director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) understands how to wound her…
The Miracle Season Movie Review: Lack of sincerity will drive away target audience
There’s a very specific target demographic in mind with director Sean McNamara’s The Miracle Season, a semi-faith-based, inspired-by-true-events underdog story about competitive girls’ volleyball. However, even they are sure to walk away from the theater unsatisfied with a movie that…
Ramen Heads Movie Review: A mouth watering yet forgettable treat
I remember the first time I ever had a proper bowl of Japanese ramen. I was twenty-one and studying abroad in Tokyo for a semester. Late one night my dorm-leader suggested we hop on our bikes and follow him to…
Lean On Pete Movie Review: Andrew Haigh spins a beautiful and tragic coming of age tale
What tremendous lengths we go to in order to combat the impending sense of loneliness. That lingering sense of empty space along with the mechanisms of a coming of age story round out director Andrew Haigh’s latest feature film. Introspective,…
The Royals 4×04 Review: “Black as His Purpose Did the Night Resemble”
With the entire power grid collapsed and the entirety of London thrown into chaos, will our favorite royals (and their paramours) make it out of this one unscathed, physically and emotionally? If you’ve been paying attention, you know that the…
CW Renews Supernatural for a 14th Season
Supernatural isn’t done quite yet. In unsurprising news, The CW renewed the series yesterday for its 14th season, while also renewing the network’s entire superhero slate, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin, Riverdale, Black Lightning, and Dynasty. A 14th season for…
Big Brother Canada 6 Review: “Week 4”
The double eviction rocked the Big Brother Canada 6 house. Even though the players had come to expect that this twist would be coming up soon, they still weren’t prepared for the repercussions of their actions. Within an hour, two…