Toni Erdmann – A Modern Masterpiece?
Toni Erdmann was one of those rare films enshrined as a masterpiece almost immediately. But does it live up to the hype?
Tony Soprano Meets The Bluths: How ‘BoJack Horseman’ Is Playing With The Golden Age Of TV
If Netflix is the future of television, then TV’s future might look a lot like its past.
Space Dandy – Season 1
It’s an empirical fact that Cowboy Bebop is one of the greatest anime series ever made. It’s also an empirical fact that one of its greatest episodes has essentially nothing to do with the show’s emphasis on its protagonists’ futile attempts to escape their dark pasts, nor of its core of existential loneliness: I’m speaking,…
Me, Myself and Mum (2013)
Me, Myself and Mum is a remarkable, touching, one-of-a-kind picture. Based on director/writer/star Guillaume Gallienne’s stage show, it’s like a long-winded yet enthralling party anecdote, where the storyteller’s first priority is entertaining his audience with ribald jokes and quirky asides. This is a riotously funny film, and therein lies much of its appeal. Gallienne plays…
Homeland – “One Last Time” (Season 3, Episode 9)
“Clear Brody… what does that even mean?” Good point, Saul. This kind of question demonstrates Homeland’s third season in its strongest mode, questioning the motives and decisions of its increasingly misguided characters. Despite an impressive, strung-out performance from Damian Lewis, Brody remains an albatross around the show’s neck, one that will – if this episode…
Extended Cut: Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz is a modern classic of the comedy genre. It’s the kind of film we’ll point to decades from now with a toothless grin and say, “See! They don’t make ‘em like they used to!” It’s widely loved and yet woefully underrated; this can be blamed on the marketing, which frames the film as…
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