Belfast is a new semi-autobiographical film from director Kenneth Branagh, chronicling a young boy’s life during the Northern Ireland conflict, also known as “The Troubles,” during the late 1960s. Though this portrait of a loving family struggling to navigate a…
The Happy Prince Movie Review: Rupert Everett becomes Oscar Wilde incarnate
Oscar Wilde is well-known for his scathing, yet hilarious commentary on aristocratic society through various novels, plays, etc. His early life was filled with as much decadence as the characters he wrote about. Most people who know of him know…
TV Review: Humans (1×08) “Episode Eight”
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Humans. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Eight episodes and Humans doesn’t feel like it was ready to tie up its story. While the finale of season one (two…
TV Review: Humans Episodes Six & Seven
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Humans. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Quite a lot has happened in the past two episodes. Let’s do a quick rundown of all of the best moments as the…
TV Review: Humans (1×05) “Episode Five”
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Humans. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Things come to a head in a big way in three different storylines in this week’s episode of Humans, which culminates in the series’…
TV Review: Humans (1×04) “Episode Four”
“We have made them more.” After two episodes that have meandered in pace, hitting the reset button each episode, episode four of AMC’s Humans has offered up its strongest and most intriguing episode yet. Finally, things are beginning to happen.…
TV Review: Humans (1×01) “Episode 1”
Humans premiered tonight on AMC, and it’s a promising start. While there is certainly room to grow and some of the ideas are roughly sketched, its science fiction and drama has enough intrigue to keep me interested. It is, to…