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RAMY Season 2: Continues To Show Us How Hard It Is To Be Better
RAMY Season 2: Continues To Show Us How Hard It Is To Be Better

Maintaining the humor of season one, the latest season of Ramy is also moving, heartbreaking, and relevant.

No Sympathy For The Shooter: Contrasting TARGETS (1968) & JOKER (2019) In An Era Of Mass Shootings
No Sympathy For The Shooter: Contrasting TARGETS (1968) & JOKER (2019) In An Era Of Mass Shootings

As we reflect on this modern phenomenon and our fear of it in film, we must be careful not to make the same errors as the media has made in covering mass shootings.

MARTIN EDEN: Voyaging Through Politics, Space & Time
MARTIN EDEN: Voyaging Through Politics, Space & Time

Despite Martin Eden being only two hours, it is so densely packed with a cosmos’s volume of emotion and life, that it is as epic as any Sergio Leone or David Lean film.

DANGEROUS LIES: A Lackluster Whodunnit
DANGEROUS LIES: A Lackluster Whodunnit

Dangerous Lies isn’t a terrible film. If you set your expectations appropriately, it can actually be an entertaining movie.

BILLIONS (S5E3) "Beg, Bribe, Bully": Bad Parenting, Good Episode
BILLIONS (S5E3) “Beg, Bribe, Bully”: Bad Parenting, Good Episode

As suggested by the title of this episode, ‘Beg, Bribe, Bully’ revolves around those three villainous activities, and all told from three different perspectives.

CLOSENESS: Kantemir Balagov’s Controversial Debut
CLOSENESS: Kantemir Balagov’s Controversial Debut

Closeness is an intriguing debut film that is marred by one incredibly bad choice on the part of its director.

Berlinale 2020: SUK SUK
Berlinale 2020: SUK SUK

As Hong Kong cinema continues to evolve, a film like Suk Suk is both important and necessary in reshaping the industry’s overall identity.

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM: Spades for Veins
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM: Spades For Veins

The Man with the Golden Arm’s outlawed aesthetic and spirit make it a tangible and lasting achievement.

Queerly Ever After #26: GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (2017)
Queerly Ever After #26: GOD’S OWN COUNTRY (2017)

Our latest in the Queerly After Series is about 2017’s God’s Own Country.

KILLING EVE (S3E6) "End Of Game": Everyone Is Off Their Games
KILLING EVE (S3E6) “End Of Game”: Everyone Is Off Their Games

With only two episodes left, and with everyone off their games, everything could turn into fireworks by the end of this season of Killing Eve.

DRIVEWAYS: Cinema for The Soul

At 83 minutes long, Driveways is a mini marvel because it appears so slight yet bears manifold treasures.

CAPONE: How the Mighty Have Fallen
CAPONE: How The Mighty Have Fallen

Unfocused to the core, Capone will leave viewers with more questions than answers.

The Silly Brilliance Of Sally Potter's ORLANDO
The Silly Brilliance Of Sally Potter’s ORLANDO

I have a book that’s been staring me in the face for years. It sat…

NEON BULL: A Bold, Subversive Look Into Rodeo Life

Neon Bull employs the unique routine of rodeos to approach – and subvert – gender stereotypes.

SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE: Empowering for Women, Enlightening for Everyone
SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE: Empowering For Women, Enlightening For Everyone

Alice is a film that should enlighten anybody, because it’s about society as much as it is about Alice herself.