Interview with the directors of Cargo

Back in 2013, two Australian directors named Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling submitted their short film Cargoto the Tropfest film festival. The short went viral online and has over 14 million views. Cargo is an emotional survival story set in…

Tribeca 2018 Movie Review: Cargo

Martin Freeman made his career playing affable fish-out-of-water—friendly, helpful fellows, but basically audience proxies replicating the viewer’s incredulity at outlandish people and things. He’s the perpetual straight man, the sounding board against which The Office’s David Brent and Sherlock’s eponymous…

Marvel’s Black Panther: Watch the brand new teaser trailer

What can make the start of the weekend even sweeter? Definitely the first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Black Panther! The highly anticipated superhero film from Creed and Fruitvale Station director, Ryan Coogler, teases the secret world of Wakanda and its king,…

TV Review: Sherlock 4×03 “The Final Problem”

Sherrinford is a place, Redbeard was never a dog, and Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) isn’t the most clever person in the room. All these things and more we learned in the season four finale of Sherlock. “The Final Problem,” co-written by…

TV Review: Sherlock 4×02 “The Lying Detective”

After a subpar return last week, Sherlock managed a decent second episode of its fourth season with “The Lying Detective.” Sherlock and John are grieving Mary’s death in vastly different ways, but for the audience, it’s pretty familiar. We’ve seen…

Sherlock and the Trouble of Source Material

Well, Sherlock series four has officially started with a tension-filled premiere. The episode promised to be the beginning of resolution to the long running cliffhangers from the third series; but that didn’t really happen. Instead, the episode chose to create…

TV Review: Sherlock 4×01 “The Six Thatchers”

The above picture does not accurately capture the feel of the Sherlock season four premiere, but it’s Benedict Cumberbatch with a dog. I couldn’t resist. Take a good look while you can, because that’s about all the cheerfulness we’re going…