Titans Season 2 is a Mess that Suffers from a Lack of Direction
There’s no two ways about it. Titans season two is a gigantic mess of a TV show. It feels like someone just threw a bunch of characters and story arcs into the mix and didn’t put any effort to make…
Knives Out is A Witty Modern Take on Murder Mysteries, with Solid Performances and Direction
Whodunits from the likes of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle are rare in this day and age. Which is what makes Rian Johnson’s Knives Out all the more enjoyable. Set in modern day pastoral Massachusetts, it’s skewers the antics…
The Dragon Prince Makes Confident Strides in Season Three, Bringing Major Storylines to a Head
The Dragon Prince’s third season was overshadowed at its launch by allegations of creating an abusive environment for women against the show’s creator and showrunner Aaron Ehasz. Ehasz’ terse response hasn’t helped matters, and many have abandoned support for the…
The Irishman is a Mature Meditation on Crime, Aging and Regret Driven by Three Powerful Performances
There is an introspective nature to The Irishman that stands out in comparison to Martin Scorsese’s earlier mob films such as Goodfellas or The Departed. There’s less bluster, and more focus on the story beats, wonderfully accentuated by three powerhouse…
What I am Playing: the Outer Worlds
There’s an urge to compare The Outer Worlds with Fallout from the get go, when you get revived from decades’ long cryogenic sleep and end up crash landing on a nearby planet. These two share some of their DNA, given…
Doctor Sleep is More than Worthy as a Shining Sequel, Dealing with Childhood Trauma and Redemption
Nearly forty years later, we have a true sequel to The Shining. Like Bladerunner 2049, it wasn’t really necessary, but it’s still a fine movie in its own regard. Director Mike Flanagan doesn’t really try to outdo Stanley Kubrick here,…
Little Things Explores Long Distance Relationships (and Changing Priorities) in Season 3
Little Things has gone through a lot of changes since it started out on YouTube. It went from a light-natured, playful look into the lives of a millennial live-in couple to an exploration of how two people living together grow…
The End of the F***ing World Season 2: Continuing the Story after a Perfect Ending
There’s an argument to be made that the second season of The End of the F***ing World is, in essence, unnecessary. The first season ended on an almost perfect note, with James getting shot on a beach trying to save…
How the Joker Became the Face of Protests around the World
When Joker first arrived in theaters, there was significant outcry about the character possibly inspiring disturbed individuals to carry out violence. There was precedent for this, too:in Aurora, a lone gunman shot several people during a 2012 screening of the…
How Solitude Compares to Company (or the Pros and Cons of Moving Abroad)
It’s been a little more than a year and a half since I moved to New York. I would be lying if I said it didn’t take me a while to get adjusted to the new environment. I am still…
