A Charlie Kaufman film asks a lot of questions; questions about the world, our relationships, and the fundamental nature of human existence. His stories often deal in existentialism and, more frequently than not, the answers to those questions are rarely easy…
Wild Rose Movie Review: Jessie Buckley shines bright
At what point does burning ambition have to step aside for the pressing responsibilities of adulthood? Taking to heart Harlan Howard’s “three chords and the truth” analogy, Tom Harper’s Wild Rose tries to pin down exactly when it’s time to…
Taboo Season Finale Review
Taboo stepped out of character this week with an action-packed and nail-biting finale. Though the finale episode did end with a bang, the season ended pretty much how we thought it would, leaving us to question Taboo’s future. Episode 8…
TV Review: Taboo “Episode 6”
After an explosive episode last week, this week’s episode of Taboo seems much less volatile. Nonetheless, James’s Delaney’s engrossing tale continues to peak our interest and curiosity, with episode six revealing riveting details that leaves us with a fiery end.…
TV Review: Taboo Episode 5
If there’s one thing that Taboo taught us this week, it’s that when it comes to gunpowder, it is better to make it at a slow and steady pace than to rush the process and potentially blow everything up. That…
TV Review: Taboo Episode 4
This week on Taboo, they continued to push the boundaries (almost over the edge) when it came to its gritty and gruesome content. Although being hard to watch at times, Taboo continues to move at a steady pace towards a…
TV Review – War and Peace (2016) | A great melodrama, a mediocre adapation
This past Christmas, I received an opulent Folio Society edition of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace from my father. I spent the next month setting out on what fans of the novel refer to as “The Long March.” Even at…