In the second and final season of Syfy’s Superman prequel Krypton, David S. Goyer’s created series finds Superman’s grandfather Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe) battling against the evil General Dru-Zod of Kandor (Colin Salmon). Seg-El isn’t alone though, because he has time-traveling Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos) and a host of other Kryptonites to rally. But there are… [Read More]

HBO’s original season of Big Little Lies garnered so much attention – including winning Emmys and Golden Globes – that it was no shock that its all-star cast would be back for a second run. Created by David E. Kelley (Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Mr. Mercedes) from the book by Liane… [Read More]

It’d been awhile since Will Smith had a real hit. While the Fresh Prince of Belair in Black who only weighed Seven Pounds as a Bad Boy was once all that and a bag of chips “in Miami,” a series of less-than-stellar films in the 2010s made it seem like Smith’s latter years might be… [Read More]

The Golden Globes were a sadly terrible affair, with the exception of the tribute to Mr. Tom Hanks. But the inclusion of Roman Griffin Davis made me curious about what his role had looked like as Johannes “Jojo Rabbit” Betzler, a young boy obsessed with the Nazi party and particularly Adolph Hitler. In fact, Taika… [Read More]

Let’s get one thing out of the way: Uncut Gems is not Lunch Lady Adam Sandler or Happy Gilmore Sandler. It’s not even Spanglish or Punch-Drunk Love Sandler. This is a introspective actor taking a shot at what it means to be a twenty-first century person stuck in a cycle of self-destructive behavior and addiction…. [Read More]

I made the decision early on that I would wait to see Todd Phillips’ team-up with Joaquin Phoenix once it came out on home media. I wasn’t going to sit through what I’d heard about as a two-hour trip down a slowly degenerating road of mental illness and deep emotional hurt. Sure, it was loosely… [Read More]

Dark Waters might be the most terrifying film I’ve seen this year. It’s not shockingly horror-soaked like It Chapter Two but it’s deep dive into the capitalistic manipulation of a chemical company in West Virginia from the 1960s-2000s is disturbing. Thankfully, there are individuals like Robert Bilott who refuse to back down in the face… [Read More]

Alice Woodard (Emily Beecham) is a single mother – and a bioengineering botanist designing a plant that emits pollen to bring joy in humans. (Yeah, right.) Instead, in this slow-burning horror flick from Austrian director Jessica Hausner, the plant causes insidiously dangerous side effects in the people around Alice and in one poor, accidentally abandoned… [Read More]

Young Dora (Isabela Moner) is the daughter of two explorers, who seek out ancient Inca treasure in the jungle for the purpose of research and learning. She has a healthy understanding of family, of the jungle, and of the collaboration that is required for humanity to exist alongside nature. What Dora lacks is an understanding… [Read More]

In 1978, three Irish mobsters are caught up in an FBI sting. When their income is cut off, the three mobsters’ wives take matters into their own hands after being first ostracized and then attacked by their husband’s cronies. In The Kitchen, Melissa McCarthy’s Kathy Brennan, Tiffany Haddish’s Ruby O’Carroll, and Elisabeth Moss’ Claire Walsh… [Read More]