Episode 103 gave viewers a bit of a respite from the bombardment of racism and misogyny that permeated the first two episodes to dive into some character development. Episode 104… Continue reading "Paris Police 1900; Season 1, Episode 4"
Red River Road is a challenging movie to critique because of how kitschy it is. It’s a low-budgethorror film that preys on universal and ubiquitous fears: pandemics and authoritariangovernments. Cue… Continue reading "Red River Road (Schuyler, 2020)"
How is foreign television different from American television? In my recap of Episode 1, I focused on one difference that is easy to notice: foreign television is often more graphic… Continue reading "Paris Police 1900; Season 1, Episode 3"
Mending the Line is an emotional film that invites viewers to explore the psychology of being an American war veteran. The film, directed by Joshua Caldwell, provides a surprisingly realistic… Continue reading "Mending the Line (Caldwell, 2022)"
J. Rick Castañeda, the film’s writer, and director, offers a movie on demand that is a delightful amalgamation of projects like Office Space (1999) and Beetlejuice (1988). Most movies that… Continue reading "All Sorts ( Castañeda, 2021)"
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul is being marketed as a “satirical comedy,” so the starting point of any honest review has to be that I didn’t laugh once. That… Continue reading "Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul (Ebo, 2022)"
Kaepernick & America, a documentary by Tommy Walker and Ross Hockrow, uses an ancient method of argumentation to breathe fresh life into Colin Kaepernick’s nearly decade-long crusade for racial justice… Continue reading "Kaepernick & America (Hockrow and Walker, 2022)"
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is a 30-minute Marvel Sitcom. Judging by the first two episodes, the “Attorney at Law” part of the title will be more important than the “She-Hulk”… Continue reading "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law"
Daughter of the Sea is an unapologetically Latina short film that the world desperately needs right now. The short is a testament to the talent and perseverance of women of… Continue reading "Daughter of the Sea (Garcia, 2022)"
Where’s Rose is a formulaic horror movie that might have worked two decades ago. Where’s Rose attempts to follow in the footsteps of low-budget horror movies like The Blair Witch… Continue reading "Where’s Rose (Mathis, 2021)"
