Arts
Content Shifter: 6 New Shows to Stream in September
Here are just six new shows I can recommend for September, and even a couple of these are iffy. I did leave out Hocus Pocus 2, because … why Disney+, why? … read more
Film Review: Gigi & Nate
The performances in Gigi & Nate range from broadly stereotypical to awkwardly wooden, and the only character with any kind of nuance is the monkey. … read more
Film Review: Burial
While not a bad film and worthy of a rental, Burial is simply not the movie that it had the potential to be. … read more
Film Review: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul
Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul is a decent film with enough energetic charm and skill behind it to highlight the promising talents of its cast. … read more
Television: August 1991
The special effects are occasionally low budget and cheesy, but it doesn’t matter. … read more
Film Review: Breaking
Breaking falls short of a modern classic, yet it remains an involving film that is easily my pick for the best new film opening this weekend. … read more
Film Review: Bodies Bodies Bodies
Bodies Bodies Bodies, directed by Halina Reijn, doesn’t take itself too seriously, using an old structure—the “whodunnit”—and giving it a whole new meaning. … read more
Film Review: Three Thousand Years of Longing
In Three Thousand Years of Longing, George Miller may have earned the clout to make something utterly flat, but audiences have the right to a better time. … read more
Film Review: Fall
Director Scott Mann certainly knows how to stage exciting action but Fall is a stupid movie, though when it’s just having fun with its own silliness, it’s actually quite an entertaining one. … read more
Film Review: Prey
For the first time in 35 years, the Predator franchise has given us a movie that knows exactly what it wants to be and delivers on its promising potential. … read more