The Morning Show Season 3 Episode 10: Is It Over Now? (RECAP)
The Morning Show’s biggest achievement this season? Calling (some) attention to the state of the news media industry. Its biggest flaw? Ignoring that to focus on a January 6 telenovela.
How Ben Affleck Made Michael Jordan Disappear
Ben Affleck’s film “Air” tries to tell a Michael Jordan story by removing Michael Jordan. The reasons why are more compelling than the film.
‘Dune: Part Two’: A Grand, Discursive Sci-Fi Epic (Review)
Dune: Part Two is a storytelling and technical masterpiece and one of the most epic and compelling white savior movies ever made.
In Defense of ‘Oppenheimer’s’ Women
It’s fundamentally incorrect to deem Jean Tatlock and Kitty Oppenheimer as sidelined characters.
‘Mean Girls’ Is a Worthy Musical Successor to the Original (Review)
Mean Girls is not perfect – no adaptation is, but it is one of the best stage-to-screen adaptations in the last decade.
The American Uncanny Valley: Film Explosions And American Nationalism
We must recognize our blind spots when it comes to those whose lives we upend and recognize the role our entertainment plays in stripping humanity from millions of people worldwide.
‘The Morning Show’ Season 3 Episode 9: This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (RECAP)
After several boring episodes, I think I get to celebrate a little bit when the messiness gets entertaining again.
On Sejanus Plinth and Survivor’s Guilt in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
An example is that your response to cruelty and injustice doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to exist.
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Jettisons Leonard Bernstein’s Creative Legacy (REVIEW)
Maestro is a series of choices, some cinematographically lovely and others unsettling.
‘The Iron Claw’ Offers Touching Trials of Triumph and Tragedy (REVIEW)
The way The Iron Claw defines and displays brotherhood, sets the stage beautifully.