Warning: some spoilers ahead Is it possible for love to be blind? The Netflix dating show Love is Blind had asked this question about two years ago. The series’ new three reunion episodes, Love is Blind: After the Altar, says…
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‘Limbo’ review: Ben Sharrock’s dark dramedy explores the true awkwardness of asylum
Films about the refugee experience tend to explore the obvious pain and waywardness of how bleak the situation can be. Mostly because, well, that’s how it really is for a lot of people around the world. So it’s interesting to…
The Grudge Movie Review: Awkward genre entry and weak brand exercise
The ochre tint that brings the grime. Gore seems galore. R from the MPAA. The “R” in the title is reddened. What a campaign to prove that everything will crumble in the face of Takashi Shimizu’s (two for-U.S.) works. Despite…
Batwoman Series Premiere Review: Awkward and Devoid of Emotion
When Batwoman first appeared in “Elseworlds,” last year’s Arrowverse crossover, the expectation, of course, was that Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) would eventually get her own show. Admittedly, the prospect of a Batwoman series sounded exciting. However, after the first few…
The Third Wife movie review: Love and marriage are awkward bedfellows in 19th century Vietnam
The Third Wife may tell another story about a repressed, frustrated wife, but at least it’s told with more style and less hysteria than usual. True, writer-director Ash Mayfair is very aware that there’s not much positivity to be found…
Survivor: Edge of Extinction 38×11 Review: “Awkward”
Overplaying is just as bad as underplaying on Survivor. Castaways want to build up their resumes so that they’ll have something to bring up during the finale, but sometimes these moves come at the expense of their own games. Plus,…
TV Review: Awkward. “Second Chances” and “Happy Campers, Happier Trails”
“Second Chances” Despite an awkward start, Jenna and the Dean of SCU get along famously, bonding over how James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake is pretentious. The Dean explains that all she has to do to change schools in the fall is…