TV/FILM NEWS AND REVIEWS
Ryan Stevens Feb 25, 2022. 5 minute read
In Yellowjackets, We’re All Stranded in the 90s
Yellowjackets is a show about being stranded. Across two time periods, one in 1996 and the other in modern day, the members of a girls’ high school soccer team are adrift and astray. Those that survived the ordeal of 26 years ago still carry their scars with them in the…
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Dylan Roth Feb 24, 2022. 8 minute read
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 10 “The Galactic Barrier” Review
When Paramount announced last month that Star Trek: Discovery would be picked up for a fifth season, they were explicit that this next batch would consist of ten episodes, rather than thirteen or fourteen. Fans have speculated that this is due to Discovery no longer being co-financed and distributed by…
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Dylan Roth Feb 22, 2022. 4 minute read
‘Strawberry Mansion’ Review: Pure Imagination
Often, when absorbing a movie, a song, a live performance, etcetera, I find myself contemplating the distinction between “art” and “entertainment.” Your own ideas may be totally different from mine, but here’s how I tend to define the terms: Art is something that an artist creates out of the desire…
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Steven Nguyen Scaife Feb 22, 2022. 7 minute read
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Review: Leatherface Gets Canceled
When we think about rural horror films, we tend to think of decay. We think of rust and dirt, of condemned structures that few people are around to witness (much less care about) when they finally collapse. We think of isolation: here is a place where things can be gotten…
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Kenneth Shepard Feb 18, 2022. 4 minute read
The Uncharted Movie is an Entertaining but Unfaithful Adaptation
Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie is not the Nathan Drake I know. I was initially excited to see the Spider-Man actor inhabit a younger version of the treasure hunting hero, as his casting seemed to frame the movie as some kind of prequel to the Uncharted games.…
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Dylan Roth Feb 17, 2022. 9 minute read
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 9 “Rubicon” Review
This week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery fires on all cylinders, as Captain Michael Burnham finds herself locked in a deadly battle of wills with the love of her life. “Rubicon” is another high water mark for the season, packed with high emotion, stunning space action, and an affirmation of…
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Kenneth Shepard Feb 14, 2022. 1 minute read
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Reminds Us Eggman’s Assistant is Gay for Him on Valentine’s Day
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Steven Nguyen Scaife Feb 14, 2022. 5 minute read
‘Kimi’ Review: The Conversation (with Alexa)
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Dylan Roth Feb 10, 2022. 9 minute read
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 8 “All In” Review
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Dylan Roth Feb 3, 2022. 5 minute read
A Conversation with ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Creators Kevin and Dan Hageman
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Feb 2, 2022. 2 minute read
‘Piggy’ Review: A Tender but Uneven Cut
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Dylan Roth Jan 28, 2022. 10 minute read
Highlights from the 2022 Virtual Sundance Film Festival
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Jan 24, 2022. 2 minute read
‘Framing Agnes’ Review: Slight, but Heartfelt
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Steven Nguyen Scaife Jan 21, 2022. 8 minute read
Three Visits to Detention: the Game, the Movie, and the Netflix Series
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Jan 7, 2022. 5 minute read
Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Top 10 Movies of 2021
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Dylan Roth Dec 30, 2021. 8 minute read
Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 7 “…But to Connect” Review
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