“Life’s a bitch and then you die, right?” Sometimes our endings aren’t endings. Instead, as is the case in the sixth and final season of the tremendous Bojack Horseman, they’re bookmarks placed in a series of events that mark a…
Miss Americana Review: Taylor Swift reexamines her reputation on her own terms | Sundance 2020
Early in Miss Americana, a new Netflix documentary from director Lana Wilson (The Departure), ascendent pop star and newly-minted political activist Taylor Swift comments on how her fans tend to “grow up” with her, which she finds to be a problem…
The Witcher Review: Toss a Coin to Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Adapted to the screen by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, based off the short stories and novelizations of The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski, the show follows Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), a witcher chased by destiny as he moves from one…
6 Underground Movie Review: Bayhem returns with maddening editing and magnets
If there’s one thing that Luther Vandross and Michael Bay have in common, they both believe in never having too much of what they love. For Vandross, it’s the love of a good woman. For Bay, it’s excess. Bay has…
The Two Popes Movie Review: A fictional confession worthy of praise
The holiest of figures are brought down to earth in The Two Popes, a new Netflix film from director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, based on McCarten’s 2017 play The Pope. This often lighthearted but altogether serious film stars…
Klaus Movie Review: Santa gets a new origin story worthy of the enduring holiday legacy
With a little help from his friends, director Sergio Pablos has added a triumphant new addition to the beloved holiday canon in Klaus, now streaming on Netflix. Co-directed by Carlos Martínez López with a screenplay by Zach Lewis and Jim…
The King Movie Review: Script falls short while Chalamet shines
Timothée Chalamet was born to be a lead actor. Simply put, the film suffers when he is not on screen and thankfully there are very few instances when he isn’t.