COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E2) “The Fleeting Grace Of The Habitable Zone”: Humanity’s Erratic Ingenuity
COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E2) “The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone”: Humanity’s Erratic Ingenuity

Cosmos: Possible Worlds continues to present science exactly as it should be presented: as a critically important, yet fascinating journey of discovery and enlightenment, a candle in the darkness of our relatively short journey as a species.

NO TIME TO DIE Countdown: DR. NO Revisited
NO TIME TO DIE Countdown: DR. NO Revisited

As No Time To Die’s release date was pushed to November, Jake Tropila takes this chance to revisit all previous James Bond films, starting off with Dr. No.

A SUN 陽光普照: Bloated But Moving
A SUN 陽光普照: Bloated But Moving

Chung takes heavy, economic, social, and intimate struggles of one middle-class family and trusts the audience to find something relatable and universal in their story.

BFI Flare 2020: Ask Any Buddy and My Fiona
BFI Flare 2020: ASK ANY BUDDY & MY FIONA

Two very different recommendations from BFI Flare 2020: Evan Purchell’s explicit doc Ask Any Buddy, and Kelly Walker’s comedy drama My Fiona.

Berlinale 2020: Interview With THE ROADS NOT TAKEN Director/Writer Sally Potter
Berlinale 2020: Interview With THE ROADS NOT TAKEN Director/Writer Sally Potter

Wilson Kwong spoke with Sally Potter during Berlinale back in February, about her new film The Roads Not Taken and the personal life events that inspired its story.

SOUL Trailer
SOUL Trailer

In Soul, a musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.

Staff Inquiry: Best TV Series Finales
Staff Inquiry: Best TV Series Finales

This month for our Staff Inquiry, we’re highlighting some of the TV series that left us feeling just right.

THE CLONE WARS (S7E4+5) "Unfinished Business" & "Gone With A Trace": Not The Jedi Way
THE CLONE WARS (S7E4+5) “Unfinished Business” & “Gone With A Trace”: Not The Jedi Way

While we’ve followed the bad batch for four episodes now, the reintroduction of Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi helps to signal to us that we’ve arrived at a new plotline.

THE SONATA: A Sharp Concept Played Flat
THE SONATA: A Sharp Concept Played Flat

The Sonata attempts to be moody, brooding, and dark, only to come off as predictable, cliched, and silly.

10 THINGS WE SHOULD DO BEFORE WE BREAK UP: The Beginning Is The End
10 THINGS WE SHOULD DO BEFORE WE BREAK UP: The Beginning Is The End

For all of its faults, 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up will woo you into enduring this snapshot of a relationship set to fail.

SXSW 2020: THE TOLL: Don't Blame The Victim
SXSW 2020: THE TOLL: Don’t Blame The Victim

With its deeply rich messaging and intense showcase of tension, The Toll is definitely a film to add to your must-see list.

Travel The World With These Foreign Films While You Wait Out The Corona Crisis At Home
Travel The World With These Foreign Films While You Wait Out The Coronavirus Crisis At Home

As we enter an indeterminate period of self-quarantine, modern technology enables us travel the globe from our living room. Here’s a number of foreign films to keep you occupied.

INHERITANCE Trailer
INHERITANCE Trailer

In Inheritance, a patriarch of a wealthy family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel their lives.

AVENUE 5 Season 1: A Series Unable To Escape The Pull Of Iannucci’s Best Works

Avenue 5 is adrift, not exactly voicing a perspective that feels fresh or relevant. It doesn’t know what it wants to be, leaving it stuck in an unsatisfactory middle.

WESTWORLD (S3E2) "The Winter Line": Maeve Is Back In Action
WESTWORLD (S3E2) “The Winter Line”: Maeve Is Back In Action

Episode 2, “The Winter Line”, retains the energy the premiere of Westworld Season 3 established, giving us what we want: Maeve.