Note: Light spoilers ahead. The first half of Black Bear is a horror premise waiting to happen. Allison (Aubrey Plaza), a filmmaker stuck in a creative rut, heads to a remote cabin to shake her writer…
‘Happiest Season’ review: A heartwarming LGBTQ romcom for straight people
Packed to the brim with wall-to-wall jokes and witty one-liners, a heartfelt premise and performances bursting with chemistry, the Clea Duvall directed Happiest Season is a welcome addition to th…
Movie Review: Ingrid Goes West
In trying to keep up with trends and technology, I am forced to keep learning new terms and acronyms just to understand what people are saying. It started with AFKs (“Away From Keyboard” and LOLs (“La…
IFF Boston Review: Lemon
The brilliance of Janicza Bravo’s Lemon is clear juxtaposed against another IFF Boston pick – the Alison Brie-Aubrey Plaza vehicle The Little Hours. Both films play in an absurdist sandbox, boos…
IFF Boston Review: The Little Hours
The Little Hours opens with a promising title sequence: medieval-era nun Aubrey Plaza leads a donkey through the woods as dramatic, orchestral music plays. The instinctive association one makes is to …
TV Review: Legion “Chapter Two”
I was really worried that Legion’s pilot was a fluke. For as fascinating as spending time inside David Haller’s mind was, the ending hinted at things taking a turn into more standard superhero territo…
TV Review: Legion Series Premiere – “Chapter 1”
The following review contains spoilers for the premiere episode of Legion. The X-Men franchise has, strangely enough, become the home for auteur storytelling in the superhero landscape. Last year, we …