150 years after its publication, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women remains a rite of passage for young women and girls alike. The March sisters, particularly Jo, were ahead of their time and taught girls that it was okay to go…
21 Bridges Movie Review: Chadwick Boseman classes up routine cop drama
Chadwick Boseman is officially a made man in Hollywood. After earning acclaim for his dead-on portrayal of two of the most famous black men in the history of American culture (Jackie Robinson and James Brown), Boseman stepped into the blockbuster…
Ford v Ferrari Movie Review: Racing history cruises with charismatic characters
One wouldn’t think it at first, but a key ingredient in most of the great leaps of American innovation is ego. Somewhere in the minds of the Wright brothers was the thought of holding their heads up with pride at…
Lady and the Tramp Movie Review: Disney+ live-action remake doesn’t live up to the animated classic
One of my favourite films growing up as a kid was Disney’s animated classic Lady and the Tramp. I sadly never got to own a dog as a kid, but it was something I yearned for and I think it…
Supernatural 15×04 Review: Chuck and Sam Unravel in “Atomic Monsters”
There are two major moments in “Atomic Monsters,” the fourth episode of Supernatural season 15, that redefine the season’s trajectory. Neither of them have to do with the episode case, which is more problematic in the larger canon of the…
Midway Movie Review: Roland Emmerich’s war epic is respectful, but flimsy
Roland Emmerich just can’t let go of the past. At first, it was the fact that he loved B-movie corniness so much that he kept blowing it up to massive scales. He got it right one time with Independence Day…