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Netflix’s Enola Holmes is a Young-Adult Take on the Sherlock Mythos, Anchored by a Fun Lead Performance
Enola Holmes isn’t out to reinvent cinema. Set against a backdrop of Victorian patriarchy, it often raises questions about women’s changing role in society, especially as key characters are involved in the suffragette movement. However, the film isn’t nearly as…
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The Devil All The Time Explores Relentless Generational Trauma, Set in the American Rural Heartland
The ugliness inherent in The Devil All The Time’s world is inescapable. It seeps into the rural heartland where the story takes place, infecting all characters, warping their minds and twisting their hopes, robbing them of compassion and sincerity. Adapted…
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The Great Puts a Sardonic Spin on History, Portraying a Young Queen’s Rise to Power Amidst Chaos and Court Politics
Despite its lavish environments, The Great makes it clear that it’s the farthest thing from historically accurate. It tells the story of Catherine’s arrival to Russia and eventual coup by her 20th birthday. In reality, Catherine arrived in Russia when…
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Thappad Explores the Silent Injustices against Women in South-East Asian Society, Helmed by a Compelling Taapsee Pannu Performance
Thappad revealed its central conceit in it’s trailer: a woman seeks retribution after being slapped by her husband in a party. What could have been a thin, stretched narrative was, thankfully, spun into a thoughtful, nuanced take on domestic bliss…
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Why The Half of it is One of the Better Romcoms of the Last Five Years
I ought to begin by mentioning that Netflix has finally made the better YA romcom after years of trying sporadically. Truth be told, I failed to approve of the hype surrounding movies like To All the Boys I've Loved Before,…
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Extraction Paints a Grim Picture of Urban Dhaka, Filled with Fast-Paced Kinetic Action
Extraction is one of those action movies whose plot can be neatly summed up in one sentence. A mercenary with a death wish is sent to rescue an Indian drug lord’s son in Dhaka, where he is held captive by…
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Altered Carbon: Resleeved is High on Slick Action (and Low on Character Development)
Altered Carbon: Resleeved has many elements of a typical Takeshi Kovacs story. Kovacs finds himself in a new military grade sleeve, hired by a meth named Tanaseda Hideki to protect a young tattooist named Holly Togram and find out what…
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Onward Tries to Marry Emotions and Magic into a Standard Adventure Narrative, with Mixed Results
On the surface, Onward fits the bill for the typical Pixar emotional adventure vehicle. Set in a world once filled with magic that has long since moved onto the convenience of technology, it follows two brothers on a quest for…
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Bloodshot: Entertaining (But Unremarkable) Vin Diesel Action Vehicle with Decent Visual Effects
Bloodshot opens like you expect any non Fast and Furious Vin Diesel vehicle to open: with our protagonist Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) striding into a firefight to rescue a hostage. It soon shifts to Garrison meeting with his wife and…
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Castlevania Finds Life After Dracula, Delivers Strongest Season Yet in Season Three
Castlevania had a hefty task ahead in season 3: take the story in a new direction after the demise of its main antagonist, Dracula. While this new season is short on introspection, it’s still well paced with plenty of inventive…
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