Polite Society: Is This the Ria Life?
In 2021, I reviewed the TV comedy series We Are Lady Parts. That was the creation of Nida Manzoor, but since then, the show...
It’s Me, Margaret: Jersey Girl
This film version of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret comes to us at a time, doesn’t it? We have certain politicians — and...
Chevalier: Black Violin
I’m an editor on Genius.com, and in that capacity I learned about Joseph Bologne, the 18th-century man better known by his title of the...
Pipeline: Set It Off
Two characters in How to Blow Up a Pipeline meet in a bookstore, where one is working and the other is a customer reading...
Suzume: Weather Girl
If you’re interested in an animated film that doesn’t come from a long-running video-game franchise, Suzume opens this week in a multiplex near you....
Let’s A-Go!
When The Last of Us became a critical and commercial hit, it was easy to see why: The filmmakers adapted one of gaming’s most acclaimed...
Air: Gotta Be the Shoes
I was getting worried about Ben Affleck as a filmmaker. After Argo won that Best Picture Oscar 11 years ago, he followed it up...
Dungeons & Dragons: Harper Edge
A writer-director named Courtney Solomon spent a full decade trying to make a movie out of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and when...
Four Wicks
Before the pandemic, we ran a review of the third John Wick film by a fan of the series. I am not one, and watching...
Inside: Boxed Up
There are a lot of Finding Nemo references in Inside. Not only is the main character named Nemo and played by one of the...
