Sundance 2019 January 28 Dispatch: Selah and the Spades, Maiden, Mope
From droll Heathers homages to docs about pioneering female sailors, Matt Cipolla breaks down his first day at Sundance.
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The Orville Recap: “All the World is Birthday Cake” Sees the Crew Battling Astrology-Based Prejudice
The Orville crew butt heads with a world that shuns people based on their Zodiac sign, in a premise straight out of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Brexit Review: The Big (Ben) Short
HBO’s latest is a didactic lecture of a Brexit primer whose handsome performances hide a smug political nihilism.
The Upside Review: Not as Painful as Swapping Catheters
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart serve up surface-level schmaltz in this treacly disabilities drama.
Grace and Frankie TV Review: Season 5 Opts for Safety Over Innovation
The Jane Fonda-Lily Tomlin Netflix sitcom stumbles a bit as it enters its golden years.
BoJack Horseman Season 5 TV Review: As Devastating and Bleakly Funny As Ever
Netflix’s bittersweet tale of talking animals and the vagaries of celebrity returns for a thoughtful fifth season filled with even more emotional depth and acerbic […]
Hitler’s Hollywood Review: Doc Explores Dark Periods of German Cinema History
Rudiger Suchsland’s second documentary on the cinema of Hitler’s Germany takes a fascinating, if surface-level, look at the ways entertainment gave rise to fascism. When […]
VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL: Love Story (1970)
Happy Valentine’s Day to all you lovers out there! Check out our drinking game and custom cocktail for 1970’s classic romantic film Love Story! It’s […]
FRESH POUR: GI Joe Retaliation (2013) / The Host (2013)
Clint takes a look at two new releases that come out each week – no rules, no cocktail, just a short look at what’s being […]
RARE & VINTAGE: The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Not every great movie becomes a cultural touchstone. Some simply escape notice, some are obscured by time, and some are actively suppressed. In this column, […]