‘One Night in Miami’ is a vibrant celebration of four Black American icons
“Can’t nobody else understand what it’s like being one of us, ‘cept us,” Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) tells Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) late into One Night in Miami. “You…
Shoutout to ‘New Girl,’ the ultimate quarantine comfort watch
In 2020, a year that’s hellbent on introducing a constant and unwavering string of harsh anxieties, TV lovers have found their perfect weighted blanket: New Girl. Though popular television shows…
‘Nomadland’ is a tender exploration of the promise and the lie of the American dream
The themes and troubles that drive Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland could be from anywhere. Everywhere there are people with too much sorrow and not enough money; everywhere restless souls strike out…
20 years later, Rainn Wilson is still the best kept secret in ‘Almost Famous’
Popcorn in hand, I sat down this past week to watch Almost Famous in honor of the 20 year anniversary of its release. And once again, my favorite part was…
Pete Souza doc ‘The Way I See It’ is a pretty picture of the Obama years — and not much more
Pete Souza may have been the official photographer for the Obama White House, but it’s in the Trump years that he’s become a household name. His social media feeds, filled…
8 of the best trippy, stoner titles to mellow out to on Netflix
Hey there, pal! If you’re currently melting into your couch cushions and/or becoming one with your mattress, just scrolling for something cool to watch before you come down, then wow,…
HBO’s ‘Coastal Elites’ is a well-intentioned embarrassment
Coastal Elites has nothing nice to say about Trump. But he should be flattered by it all the same. Written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach, the movie…
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ moves to Christmas
The theatrical release of Wonder Woman 1984 has once again been delayed, this time for a scheduled premiere on Dec. 25, 2020. The sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman was originally…
‘Contagion’ hits different 6 months into the pandemic
In retrospect, I should have realized Contagion would not be an easy watch in the middle of a pandemic. But I’d noticed the calendar creeping on up six months since…
Netflix’s ‘Dragon’s Dogma’ has alarmingly grand opening credits that look kinda familiar
[embedded content] There’s definitely a current trend in TV opening credits. If the show’s crime-related, the opening tends to feature a bunch of creepy overlapping images that fade and morph,…