I’m still swooning after watching Disney’s latest live-action recreation of one of their animated classics. Just when you think the Cinderella story has been done to death in Hollywood, Kenneth Branagh brings us a beautifully directed film that will enchant…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×7, “Walter Taffet”
Oh how I wish I was rushed for my write-up of tonight’s wonderful episode of The Americans. “Walter Taffet” is the show at its best. This may have been an episode that relies heavily on all that we know about…
TV Review: Broad City (2×09) “Coat Check”
This is the type of Broad City that I love. It starts out in one place and ends in one that I didn’t see coming. You can’t predict what’s going to happen on this show, you just have to sit and enjoy it.…
Movie News: Jem and the Holograms Gets a First Look, Release Date
Out of all the movie reboots on the horizon, not one gives me pause more than Jem and the Holograms. This upcoming movie is based on Jem, the (truly outrageous—had to do it at least once) ‘80s Hasbro cartoon that…
Music News: The Wombats Release “Give Me a Try”
Earlier today, The Wombats released “Give Me a Try,” the third single from their upcoming third studio album Glitterbug. The latest installment in the (long) road to Glitterbug is a optimistic tune, but not without the Wombats’ signature tongue-in-cheek realism.…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×06) – “Five-O”
How’s this for a change of pace? Last week, Better Call Saul shifted the perspective from Jimmy McGill to Mike Ehrmantraut for its closing minutes as it concisely put into focus the lonely and closed off existence that Mike has built…
Book Review: ‘The Fire Artist’ by Daisy Whitney
I initially loved everything about The Fire Artist, until I thought more deeply about the novel when penning this review. (Basically, I had the same reaction to Twilight.) The author’s writing is compelling, but for what purpose? So we, as the…