The Best TV Series of 2020
Unlike with movies, there was no shortage of TV shows in 2020. While some shows like the Marvel Disney+ projects got postponed, we also got our fair share of great shows this year. Honorable mentions include Dispatches from Elsewhere, The…
The Best Movies of 2020
2020 was a difficult year in many, many aspects, but at least we had some great movies along the way to tide us over. Of course, the number of movies being released was substantially smaller because of the pandemic, but…
Sound of Metal is a Searing, Unnerving Look at a Man Learning to Live After Losing Everything
Sound of Metal could have easily been a saccharine, tugging-at-your-heartstrings affair. It follows Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a recovered addict and metal drummer who discovers that he is losing his hearing. Instead of wallowing in misery, director Darius Marder and co-writer…
Wonder Woman 1984 Stumbles More Often than it Succeeds, Despite Some Good Performances
Originally slated for a December 2019 release, Wonder Woman 1984 has definitely had an interesting- and fraught- path to theaters and HBO Max. Due to the pandemic, it has become the only superhero movie release of 2020, and in a…
Why the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope is Problematic
Remember the girl who's smart and perfectly imperfect; she's beautiful but broken, and stays in her own little world? She’s everything you want but cannot have. How familiar is a female character who plays all the games you play, likes…
What is the Point of Creating (and Watching) Disturbing Movies?
Human minds often manifest an interest towards the unknown, the horrific, and the distressful. People do not want to face these situations in real life, but the ever-present curiosity of human minds works as a catalyst for the thirst of…
Mank is a Time Capsule of Old Hollywood, Centered around a Burnout Screenwriter (Who Went On to Create History)
Mank is one of those films that, despite having all of the elements for success, fall just short of being great. Directed by David Fincher and starring heavyweights such as Gary Oldman and Charles Dance, it focuses on disgraced screenwriter…
The Mandalorian Gets Better (and Delivers Tons of Fanservice) in Season Two, Winning Fans’ Hearts Worldwide
The Mandalorian season two is, perhaps, a textbook case of sequelitis, but mostly in a good way. It’s bigger, more action packed and introduces several characters from expanded Star Wars lore, delivering plenty of fanservice in the process. At eight…
Happiest Season Puts a New Spin on Familiar Christmas Cheer, Exploring Queer Identity and Acceptance
Happiest Season is another entry in a long line of Christmas-themed romantic comedies. What makes it different, however, is that it’s about a lesbian couple who have to hide their relationship because one of them is still in the closet,…
Fargo Season Four is a Good Story that is Overshadowed by its Brilliant Predecessors
Fargo season four suffers from the misfortune of being the latest installation of the anthology. Taken on its own, it is a good story, with plenty of interesting elements. However, it is not bigger than the sum of its parts,…
