drama

NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS: More Than Just An “Abortion Movie”
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS: More Than Just An “Abortion Movie”

Eliza Hittman’s award-winning indie drama is a powerful one. Don’t let the label “abortion movie” deter you from seeing one of the year’s best films.

EMMA: Gossip, Regal Mayhem & Love
EMMA: Gossip, Regal Mayhem & Love

Emma is able to seamlessly adapt the Jane Austen novel with all the nuance and pizzazz that it deserves.

THE CLONE WARS (S7E6+7): Familiar Faces & Masks
THE CLONE WARS (S7E6+7): Familiar Faces & Masks

Disney is brilliantly setting up The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian for the price of one and is creating the kind of connective thread that made the MCU films so successful.

Queerly Ever After #23: ESTEROS (2016)
Queerly Ever After #23: ESTEROS (2016)

Esteros is a sweet, simple love story about two former lovers who reconnect as adults and discover that the feelings they had for each other never went away.

BULL: A Remarkably Adept Directorial Debut
BULL: A Remarkably Adept Directorial Debut

Bull is a masterfully told modern Western, telling the story of two distinctive individuals amongst the backdrop of bull-riding in the American South.

DEVS S1E6: A Slower Episode Builds Anticipation For The End

Episode six of Devs seems to be setting up the potentially earth-shattering events that are to come in the next two episodes.

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA “Part 3”: A Terrifying New Reality
THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA “Part 3”: A Terrifying New Reality

The Plot Against America is coming together as one of the most compelling, and critically important, television offerings in recent memory.

LOST TRANSMISSIONS: Bad Connections
LOST TRANSMISSIONS: Bad Connections

There are a number of great movies focusing on mental illness and how we should treat it, but unfortunately Lost Transmissions isn’t one of them.

THIS IS US Season 4: Family, Love, and Mother
THIS IS US Season 4: Family, Love & Mother

Season four of This Is Us is still focused on the dynamic inside our beloved Pearson family, while introducing new characters along the way.

ZEROZEROZERO: Global Blood Money
ZEROZEROZERO Season 1: Global Blood Money

Based on Roberto Saviano’s book, ZeroZeroZero is a fascinating miniseries about the global cocaine market. It’s a no-brainer for anyone who enjoys crime drama series.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E10) “Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2”: A Stumble To The Finish Line
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E10) “Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2”: A Stumble To The Finish Line

Whether or not “Part 2” was the worst entry in Star Trek: Picard’s first season is up for debate, but what it did was to highlight all that’s made it a well-produced but frustrating show that, sadly, fell shy of the mark.

The Safdie Brothers with Adam Sandler on the set of Uncut Gems - Photo: Julia Cervantes/A24
The Beginner’s Guide: Josh & Benny Safdie, Writers & Directors

From The Pleasure of Being Robbed to Uncut Gems, the hectic, chaotic cinema of Josh and Benny Safdie is instantly recognizable as no one else’s but theirs.

HOMELAND (S8E8) “Threnody(s)”: The Calm Before The Storm
HOMELAND (S8E8) “Threnody(s)”: The Calm Before The Storm

Threnody(s) gave us a moment to breathe in what has so far been a fast-paced season. It also brought the deaths of two long-lasting characters.

THE BOLSHEVIK TRILOGY: Resistance Is Not Futile, But Necessary

Flicker Alley’s new two-disc Blu-ray release of The Bolshevik Trilogy is a quality set that provides an ample education on the art of film and the act of rebellion.

I STILL BELIEVE: Manic Christian Dream Girl
I STILL BELIEVE: Manic Christian Dream Girl

I Still Believe’s Melissa is the manic Christian dream girl who tempts lovestruck men toward salvation.