In the 1980s, my father put all his hopes and dreams into the American Dream. He convinced my mother and two older siblings (I wasn’t born yet) to come with him to Massachusetts, despite not knowing m…
Burning Movie Review: Lee Chang-dong’s Newest Masterpiece is Haunting and Magnificent
How complacent are we in our inability to retain memory in the fashion in which it is materialized? How complicit are we when inability to see past our own desires, our own justifications and belief s…
‘Burning’ Review: Lee Chang-dong’s Newest Masterpiece is Haunting and Magnificent | TIFF 2018
How complacent are we in our ability, or lack thereof, to retain memory in the fashion in which it is materialized? How complicit are we when inability to see past our own desires, our own justificati…
Sorry to Bother You Movie Review: Boots Riley Makes a Strong Debut
Sorry to Bother You is undoubtedly one of summer’s best surprises. Director and writer Boots Riley brings a provocative and timely film to life with ease and plenty of humor. Sociopolitically ch…
Movie Review: The Star
Adapting the original Christmas narrative to the big screen is one of the more daunting projects a studio can tackle. Even if they are able to make the birth of Christ intriguing, they are guaranteed …
Movie Review: Okja
Even as adults, I still believe we need fairy tales. There’s that transitionary period in life where we essentially go from a Disney-esque outlook on life to a Grimms’ fairy tale style one. It’s…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead (6×09) “No Way Out”
The second half of season 6 of The Walking Dead seems to be a reminder that this is a series based on a comic book. The actual Walking Dead comic has always had a better handle on characters than the …