Common Side Effects Review: A Cure for Binary Thinking
Adult Swim’s animated series Common Side Effects by Joseph Bennett and Steve Hely asks what would happen if there was a cure to all diseases.
Long Bright River Review: Compelling Murder Mystery
Peacock’s Long Bright River is a gritty, compelling murder mystery and family drama examining the effects of addiction and the love between sisters.
Glorious Summer Film Review: Gloriously Special
Glorious Summer uses stellar cinematography and praiseworthy performances to comment on women’s freedom in direct and fascinating ways.
Adolescence (Netflix) Series Review
Adolescence is a gripping, engrossing cautionary tale that explores the confusion of adolescence and the mental states people go through after a traumatic event.
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: Review
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a touch of nostalgia for the Internet generation that still finds a way to hold up as a comedy in its own right.
The Accountant 2 Review: Back in Action
The Accountant 2 ramps up the action of the original while adding comedy and familial relations, making for something different and refreshing.
Remaining Native Review: Native History Today
Remaining Native is a sincere, unique presentation of the continued struggle of indigenous people in the United States, using one boy’s journey as a microcosm of their treatment in the country.
On Falling Review: Window Into Working Class
On Falling is a stunning success for Laura Carreira, whose debut feature is an insightful and empathetic social realist drama about working class hardships.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels: Review
Guy Ritchie’s first film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, is an energetic and fast-paced crime caper that’s barely aged.
Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance Review
Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance is a fantastic modern wuxia film that’s an ode to classic Japanese film series like Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and the Cub.
