2020s

HUDA’S SALON: Tightly Packed Thriller Delivers
HUDA’S SALON: Tightly Packed Thriller Delivers

With a tightly paced narrative and engaging characters, Huda’s Salon has more than just thrills to deliver.

PAM & TOMMY (S1E5) "Uncle Jim And Aunt Susie In Duluth": There Is No Stopping This Ticking Time Bomb
PAM & TOMMY (S1E5) “Uncle Jim And Aunt Susie In Duluth”: There Is No Stopping This Ticking Time Bomb

While Pam & Tommy opened to the euphoric bliss of a celebrity couple and marriage, the cracks have begun to show as the sex tape begins to gain steam.

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: An Unnecessary Sequel
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: An Unnecessary Sequel

Unnecessary and poorly planned out, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a sequel easily dismissed, the power of what made the original clearly forgotten.

COW: Andrea Arnold’s Poignant Documentary On The Mother Behind Your Carton Of Milk
COW: Andrea Arnold’s Poignant Documentary On The Mother Behind Your Carton Of Milk

Andrea Arnold’s poignant documentary Cow is doused in transparency and truth – the hardest pill to swallow.

STRAWBERRY MANSION: When Taxman Meets Sandman
STRAWBERRY MANSION: When Taxman Meets Sandman

A crazy, colorful film, Strawberry Mansion is worth a visit, even if at some points it seems on the verge of collapsing around you.

SING 2: An Underwhelming Encore
SING 2: An Underwhelming Encore

Even watering down some rather interesting character dynamics, Sing 2 adds more of everything, the good and the bad.

SEOBOK: PROJECT CLONE: Shiny Not-So-Happy People
SEOBOK: PROJECT CLONE: Shiny Not-So-Happy People

With Seobok: Project Clone, it’s all too easy to be emotionally invested in their journey together, even in such an altogether generic film.

Slamdance Film Festival 2022: WE ARE LIVING THINGS: Less Sci-fi, More Heart
Slamdance Film Festival 2022: WE ARE LIVING THINGS: Less Sci-fi, More Heart

We are Living Things crafts something beautiful, even when it’s hard to adjust to.

DEATH ON THE NILE: Branagh (and his Moustache) Steer A Sinking Ship
DEATH ON THE NILE: Branagh (and his Moustache) Steer A Sinking Ship

Death on the Nile is certainly better than his recent films, but it relies too heavily on its director/actor being enamored with his own material.

PAM & TOMMY (S1E4) “The Master Beta”: There Is More Than Meet The Eye
PAM & TOMMY (S1E4) “The Master Beta”: There Is More Than Meets The Eye

Pam & Tommy’s “The Master Beta” contains a gut-wrenching ending, the perceived actions of Pamela and Tommy justified in the pain and agony of the moment.

PAM & TOMMY (S1 E1-3): Transformative Performances Meet Narrative Creativity
PAM & TOMMY (S1 E1-3): Transformative Performances Meet Narrative Creativity

While the series does find its slower moments in episode three, the performances of these two alone are the driving force to return for more.

INVENTING ANNA Season 1: Fake It Till You Make It
INVENTING ANNA: Fake It Till You Make It

Inventing Anna is an engaging and mesmerizing story of exploration, desperation, psychology, and redemption. A Binge-worthy venture.

FABIAN: GOING TO THE DOGS: The Downward Spiral
FABIAN: GOING TO THE DOGS: The Downward Spiral

While elements of the setting and story may feel hauntingly familiar, Fabian: Going to the Dogs is a striking, singular film nonetheless.

BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER: A Moving Tribute To A Legend
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER: A Moving Tribute To A Legend

It is not only a love letter to the passion exhibited by its subject, but an encapsulation of an inspiration that still lives on today.

THE LAST THING MARY SAW: The Cost Of Correction
THE LAST THING MARY SAW: The Cost Of Correction

There is much to take in when watching, its final reveal an unsuspecting twist, yet seemingly not as powerful in retrospect as one would have hoped.