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Beginner's Guide: George Miller, Writer & Director
Beginner’s Guide: George Miller, Writer & Director

Few directors have a filmography as unique as George Miller, who has the power to create moments that’ll be ingrained in your mind forever.

RUN Season 1: Running Out Of Gas Quickly
RUN Season 1: Running Out Of Gas Quickly

On paper, HBO’s newest comedy Run looks like the perfect romance fantasy. But in the end, Run feels more like a failed attempt.

SHIRLEY: A Haunted Portrait Of Feminine Darkness
SHIRLEY: A Haunted Portrait Of Feminine Darkness

Shirley, as a story, can be unpacked in layers and layers and layers. It’s elegantly built and complex in its structure.

KILLING EVE (S3E8) "Are You Leading Or Am I?": Dancing To The Same Old Tune
KILLING EVE (S3E8) “Are You Leading Or Am I?”: Dancing To The Same Old Tune

While there are some joys to be found throughout the season finale, every answer to the season’s overarching narrative doesn’t feel satisfying.

BECKY: Beware The Girl
BECKY: Beware The Girl

Becky is an entertaining thrill ride but runs into trouble with its weak script and mediocre direction.

KILLING EVE (S3E7) "Beautiful Monster"
KILLING EVE (S3E7) “Beautiful Monster”: Cheating Death

“Beautiful Monster” fails to carry the momentum that the last few episodes have established.

THE LOVEBIRDS: I Think We Should See Other People
THE LOVEBIRDS: I Think We Should See Other People

At the end of the day, The Lovebirds feels like a bad first date. You go in full of hope and a mind for flirting and fun and leave without a meaningful connection.

Interview With Vaughn Stein, Director Of INHERITANCE
Interview With Vaughn Stein, Director Of INHERITANCE

We spoke with director Vaughn Stein about his upcoming film Inheritance, working with Simon Pegg and Lily Collins, his next film, and more.

BODY CAM: A Twisted Supernatural Cop Thriller Brimming With Undiluted Fury
BODY CAM: A Twisted Supernatural Cop Thriller Brimming With Undiluted Fury

Malik Vitthal’s Body Cam is a forbidding tale of revenge that comes at you with speciously righteous fury, and that fury lingers.

No Sympathy For The Shooter: Contrasting TARGETS (1968) & JOKER (2019) In An Era Of Mass Shootings
No Sympathy For The Shooter: Contrasting TARGETS (1968) & JOKER (2019) In An Era Of Mass Shootings

As we reflect on this modern phenomenon and our fear of it in film, we must be careful not to make the same errors as the media has made in covering mass shootings.

DANGEROUS LIES: A Lackluster Whodunnit
DANGEROUS LIES: A Lackluster Whodunnit

Dangerous Lies isn’t a terrible film. If you set your expectations appropriately, it can actually be an entertaining movie.

KILLING EVE (S3E6) "End Of Game": Everyone Is Off Their Games
KILLING EVE (S3E6) “End Of Game”: Everyone Is Off Their Games

With only two episodes left, and with everyone off their games, everything could turn into fireworks by the end of this season of Killing Eve.

CASTLE IN THE GROUND: An Effective, But Muddled Drama
CASTLE IN THE GROUND: An Effective, But Muddled Drama

Castle In The Ground is undeniably effective in its portrayal of the opioid crisis, but loses itself in its hopeless narrative. Maria Lattila reviews.

BLOOD AND MONEY: Snowbound Thriller As Imaginative As Its Title
BLOOD AND MONEY: Snowbound Thriller As Imaginative As Its Title

Blood and Money is so content to occupy the safe middle ground without ever doing anything of interest, that it feels like a heartless exercise.

KILLING EVE (S3E5) “Are You From Pinner?”: Not Your Typical Mother’s Day

We review episode 5 of the third season of Killing Eve.