In adapting Square Enix’s revisionist take on the iconic video game character Lara Croft, director Roar Uthaug finds himself in a strange position. He carries an obvious love for the material, painsta…
Movie Review: The Square
The Square is a film about a social experiment which is, in its own odd way, itself a social experiment. Said experiment asks if a panel of Cannes jurists can overlook a film’s glaring structural prob…
TV Review: The Affair, Season 3
The problem with watching The Affair is it’s too slow to watch one episode at a time but too complex to binge. Trying to binge watch the first season I had a monster headache by episode three wi…
Film Review: Money Monster
There are quite a lot of topics tackled in Jodie Foster’s new film, Money Monster. It makes statements – both overt and subtle – on Wall Street, class, sexism and politics. While the film …
TV News: The Affair Season Two Trailer Teases More Than Two Sides to the Story
One of my favorite new shows last year was Showtime’s The Affair. Full of passionate performances and mystery, the show pulled off a very entertaining and intriguing examination on complicated …
Trailer Watch: Testament of Youth Official U.S. Trailer
I love period dramas, so this was going to always appeal to me. With a lead by a strong willed, feminist female lead and it’s an obvious choice. With some amazingly talented up and comers on boa…
Ally’s Movie Review: Pride
Inspired by a true story, Pride begins in the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activi…