Nancy Drew 1×12 Review: “The Lady of Larkspur Lane” fills time with a countdown

Carson Drew was a dead man walking on this week’s Nancy Drew. If it weren’t for the reckless actions of Ace’s kidnapping attempt, the disgraced lawyer would’ve been silenced forever. The Hudsons had him dead-to-rights and would’ve cleaned up all…

The Assistant Review: A timely examination of manipulation and complicity | Sundance 2020

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Hollywood has found only middling success at best when it comes to reckoning with the MeToo movement, perhaps in part because audiences have to weigh the obvious irony. As we all know by…

Summertime Review: Teenage poets slam an admirable, but clumsy new story about LA life | Sundance 2020

Summertime is, fittingly, a movie about time itself and its “little surprises.” We waste time wasting away on social media, while unbeknownst to us, we’re side characters in another time waster’s story happening not too far away. A single day can…

Party of Five: Freeform’s timely retelling of the beloved family drama

The new and highly anticipated drama, Party of Five, premiered this week on Freeform. This modern retelling of the 1994 Fox series created by Amy Lippman and Christopher Keyser pays homage to the original show in the central plot of…

Nancy Drew 1×07 Review: “The Tale of the Fallen Sea Queen” Raises The Spirits For A Fun Time

The fable of Lucy Sable has narrowed down its biggest suspect yet. For weeks now, we’ve pinpointed the connection between Carson Drew and the late beauty queen. While he potentially may not be the murderer, the clues and flashbacks confirmed…

Rocko’s Modern Life Static Cling Review: Nickelodeon favorite tackles changing times

Oh that dreaded 90s nostalgia, how will we ever curb our desires to live in the days of our youth? People complain that kids today are overstimulated by smart phones, social media and an endless stream of content to take…

After the Wedding Movie Review: Remakes don’t get much worse than this

After the Wedding is one of those worst case scenario remakes. In contrast to the devastating emotional beauty of the 2006 Danish film, the 2019 version takes all the basic beats of the source material and regresses nearly each and…