“It’s not therapy. It’s science.” If that’s the case, why are our leads in L.A. Confidential one moment, Lord of the Rings the next, something Lynchian right after and at least three more scenes before returning to a lab full…
For Your Consideration: Somebody Feed Phil
This edition of “For Your Consideration” features the hidden food-eating gem that is Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil. Now, Phil Rosenthal didn’t get his start in food. He is most likely best known as being the creator of the beloved sitcom Everybody…
Luke Cage Season 2 Review: A Battle Within
Good drama requires believable conflict, so how do you keep a dramatic superhero show compelling when your main hero is bulletproof? Comics and movies have played with stories about “gods” before, that is heroes with limited weaknesses dealing with the…
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Trailer: Netflix’s Cute New Teen Rom-com
Fresh off the endearingly funny romantic comedy, Set It Up, Netflix releases its first trailer for the YA adaptation of Jenny Han’s bestselling novel, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. The first teaser trailer introduces us to Lara Jean (Lana…
Set It Up Movie Review: The Netflix Charmer is the Summer Romance we Needed
Romantic comedies can be a complicated terrain for the film enthusiast. The genre has had some great hits but there are also many many misses in that bag due to studios disinterest in creating great content for the genre. Netflix’s…
Interview with the directors of Cargo
Back in 2013, two Australian directors named Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling submitted their short film Cargoto the Tropfest film festival. The short went viral online and has over 14 million views. Cargo is an emotional survival story set in…
Ibiza Movie Review: Netflix Comedy Charms With Parties And Punchlines
Hollywood is at a loss at what to do with the romantic comedy. Aside from films such as Bridesmaids, A League of Their Own, The Devil Wears Prada and especially last year’s smash hit Girls Trip, the sexist nature of the…