After a very strong premiere, The Handmaid’s Tale once again shows its limitations in the episode “Baggage.” June (Elisabeth Moss) continues trying to build a life, and seems to be succeeding. But she can’t stay in her tenuous hiding place…
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Premiere: Off The Book, The Series Still Unsettles
When I was waiting for my sister to give birth to her first child, I fell into conversation with a nurse, as often happens when you hang out at a hospital for a long time. She asked me whether I…
This Is Us Creator Wants Us To Cry Even More In Amazon Film Life Itself
If the creators of This Is Us seem to live for making us cry, we love them for it. Why? Because the tears are always well-earned rather than cheap. Now they’re aiming to do it again, this time with a…
Spike Lee In Talks To Direct Sony Superhero Movie Nightwatch
Rumor has it that Hollywood might not only be learning from the box office success of films like Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time, but running with it. The spark for the latest speculative flame is filmmaker Spike Lee,…
Rotten Tomatoes Alternative Launching Soon With Women-Only Critics Site
Men don’t only dominate the popular culture that’s released, they also play a major part in how we interpret and react to that culture. Film critics are generally white and male, and they often play a significant role in deciding…
Jessica Jones Season 2 Review: The Best Defender Is Back, If Not Quite Better Than Before
Out of all the superhero shows not just on Netflix but anywhere, Jessica Jones feels like the most essential. Beloved by both critics and audiences alike, she’s also the most compulsively watchable. Even if the second season doesn’t quite pack…
A Wrinkle In Time Movie Review: Lazy Writing Sinks any Potential for Greatness
In Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time, it is not freedom, science, religion, or the great battle between good and evil that is really important. No, it’s the self esteem of the main protagonist Meg (Storm Reid). A strange choice since…
