There is something deeply sad and gut-wrenchingly lonely about a city at night. Something about the empty streets and the sleepless street-walkers evokes a sense of sorrow that rarely rears its head during the daytime. When everything is still and…
‘No Sudden Move’ review: Soderbergh sulks with a top-notch cast but bloated story
It would be a fool’s errand to try to tell Steven Soderbergh, director and writer of No Sudden Move, what to do. The enigmatic filmmaker has followed his own muse ever since his debut over 30 years ago with Sex,…
‘The Tomorrow War’ review: Cheesy sci-fi action from just the right era
Throughout this pandemic, I haven’t focused nearly as much on finding and watching the best of the best the film industry has to offer. I still crave great performances, top-tier scripts, and directors working to their fullest potential, and we’re…
‘Loki’ 1×04 review: “The Nexus Event” captures Loki(s) loneliness, but there’s no further exploration of his queerness
Loki episode four “The Nexus Event” finally pays off the character development of the first three episodes and particularly the relationship between Loki and Sylvie introduced in last week’s episode. While the episode’s plot works really well to build on…
‘Black Widow’ review: A vacant and thankless farewell to Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger
Operating as a disingenuous farewell to a character who’s been continuously shafted in the films she’s co-starred in, as well as a much more interesting look at who will be her replacement in the MCU, Black Widow works as long…
Warner Bros. Pictures releases trailer for ‘The Sopranos’ prequel, ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
The 1999-2007 crime series The Sopranos may have ended fourteen years ago, but its prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, will hit theaters Oct. 1. Warner Bro Pictures released its official trailer June 29. The Sopranos, created by David Chase,…
‘Tuca & Bertie’ 2×03 Review: “Kyle” dissects toxic masculinity with surreal wit
Tuca & Bertie, Lisa Hanawalt’s irreverent animated sitcom, frequently wraps complicated character dynamics and difficult psychology inside the candy-coated, hyperactive exterior of the show’s vividly realized world. The world of Tuca & Bertie operates by its own logic, offering up…