Between Shoplifters and Parasite, new movies about “scamilies” (that’s my new term for “scam artist families,” don’t wear it out), continue to provoke fascinating ideas about class warf…
TV Review: Westworld 1×03 “The Stray”
(SPOILERS) The questions continue to mount in Westworld, and it now ranges past just the park and control room. After the first two episodes zipped by with heavy exposition and intriguing characters, …
TV Review: Westworld 1×02 “Chestnut”
After an excellent setup of its overall world and complex characters, episode two of Westworld titled “Chestnut,” sets an equally high bar in both its entertainment and plot intrigue. Jona…
TV Review: Westworld 1×01 “The Original”
(SPOILERS BELOW) Westworld is without question HBO’s biggest make-or-break series since Game of Thrones first premiered. Sure, their miniseries and TV movie departments have continued to perform…
Movie Review: Into the Forest
I have a fascination with looking at old photographs, especially those taken of familiar landscapes and landmarks. Seeing how nature is slowing being turned into smooth concrete or towering, iron str…
First trailer for Into the Forest debuts
For a film that I had known very little about before today, the Ellen Page starring Into the Forest is now one of my most anticipated of the year and this is all due to a quietly chilling trailer. Hau…
Movie Review: ‘Strange Magic’
Gary Rydstrom’s Strange Magic is a nice film. But, as Mr. Sondheim reminds us, nice is different than good. It is a nice film for several reasons, chief among them being the central plot itself. Predi…