The Little Hours opens with a promising title sequence: medieval-era nun Aubrey Plaza leads a donkey through the woods as dramatic, orchestral music plays. The instinctive association one makes is to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a comparison that…
Movie Review: Other People
Grief is a permanent part of the human experience. It can range from the loss of an important person to the loss of some personal belonging. The way a person grieves is as varied as the things they can grieve…
TV Review: Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Recaptures the Spirit of Its Origin
When Wet Hot American Summer hit theaters over a decade ago, it flopped spectacularly at the box office–not a particularly surprising turn of events for a tiny indie film starring a bunch of people no one had ever heard of.…
The Top 40 SNL Skits for SNL’s 40th Anniversary
SNL. Saturday Night Live. The place where comedy and comedians make it. Just like the city it quintessentially represents, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And we have forty years to look at. As you…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×12) – “The Millie-Churian Candidate”
Bob’s Burgers has had its problems when it comes to utilizing some of its many great supporting characters. From Samantha, Mort’s potential love interest who only appeared once in season one, to Jessica, one of the few legitimate friends that…
2013 Tribeca Film Festival: Trust Me
The world premiere of Trust Me was shown at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, a film written and directed by Clark Gregg, who we all know and love from The Avengers series and television show. The ninety minute film follows…