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ROOM FOR RENT: Lin Shaye’s Performance Keeps This Dud Alive
ROOM FOR RENT: Lin Shaye’s Performance Keeps This Dud Alive

Room For Rent is like the world’s worst filled donut; doughy and undercooked until you get to the sweet, jam-filled middle middle that is Lin Shaye and it’s all worth it again.

THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM: An Affair To Remember
THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM: An Affair To Remember

For all of the accusations thrown around in The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, nobody can accuse this Palestinian drama of being melodramatic.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E7) "Not All Men": Meteors and Toxic Masculinity
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E7) “Not All Men”: Meteors & Toxic Masculinity

Picture a world where women live in fear of men’s violent outbursts. This all too relevant scenario is where episode 7 of the Twilight Zone reboot begins.

EVERLASTING: Spellbinding Mystery Of Tragic First Love
EVERLASTING: Spellbinding Mystery Of Tragic First Love

Subversive, icky and incessantly spellbinding, writer-director Anthony Stabley operates artistically well in Everlasting.

AMERICAN GODS: "Moon Shadow" (S2E8): There's Nothing Final About This Finale
AMERICAN GODS (S2E8) “Moon Shadow”: There’s Nothing Final About This Finale

American Gods will be back for a Season 3 with a lot of story to unpack as the show seems to be just vamping up.

Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Review: BLOW THE MAN DOWN
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Review: BLOW THE MAN DOWN

Screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival as part of the U.S. Narrative Competition, Blow…

AMERICAN GODS (S2E7) "Treasure Of The Son": The Proverbial Fan
AMERICAN GODS (S2E7) “Treasure Of The Son”: The Proverbial Fan

With only one episode left in the season, American Gods has to create some tension amongst its cast of characters.

BURNING: A Harrowing Examination Of Duality, Class And Isolation
BURNING: A Harrowing Examination Of Duality, Class And Isolation

Lee Chang-dong’s masterful Burning is a pot of luscious ambiguity that has us pining for answers.

AMERICAN GODS: "Donar the Great" (S2E6): The Mighty Thor
AMERICAN GODS (S2E6) “Donar the Great”: The Mighty Thor

If American Gods can pull together a few more character driven episodes like this for the final three episodes of the season, they can guarantee me back for season 3.

LOST CHILD: Folktale Thriller Is Stretched Out & Saccharine

Lost Child has an unquestionably compelling foundation, but it becomes too drenched in its own sentimental messaging.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE: "Replay" (S1E3): Unsubtle Storytelling Undermines A Powerful Message
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E3) “Replay”: Unsubtle Storytelling Undermines A Powerful Message

Three episodes in and the new Twilight Zone has been way too blatant so far, hopefully the remaining episodes aren’t as predictable.

AMERICAN GODS: "The Ways Of The Dead": (S2E5) I'll Come Running
AMERICAN GODS (S2E5) “The Ways Of The Dead”: I’ll Come Running

With how scattered and spotty the show has been this season, American Gods wants to say something important, and I hope it finds what it truly wants to say soon.

THE OA: Sophomore Season Raises the Bar Even Higher
THE OA PART II: Sophomore Season Raises The Bar Even Higher

The OA Part II was better than one could have ever imagined, its ingenuity and trust in its audience, coupled by the brilliant execution of its power duo, brought the series to new heights.

MEME: A Cluttered, But Invitingly Ambitious Existentialist Mystery

Meme can be a brilliant thriller when it wants to be, but there is a heck of a lot of philosophising bridging those tenser moments.

SXSW 2019 Review: THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA: No Soul To This Tale

The Curse of La Llorona is not original enough to stand on its own, relying too intently on jumpscares and with not enough focus on the characters around them.