All We Imagine as Light
Mumbai, the City of Dreams, is the New York of India, attracting migrants who leave their villages looking for opportunities....
Recent Reviews
Nathan-ism
Shot from 2015 through 2019, “Nathan-ism” (2023) is a participatory documentary where first time feature director Elan Golod interacts with...
Venom: The Last Dance
“Venom: The Last Dance” (2024) is the third and possibly last installment in the Venom franchise that stems from Sony’s...
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words
“Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words” (2024) is a documentary about Megan Jovon Ruth Pete’s rise to fame and the...
Exhibiting Forgiveness
“Exhibiting Forgiveness” (2024) starts in the studio of a successful painter and family man, Tarrell Rodin (Andre Holland), which is...
Blitz
“Blitz” (2024) is Caribbean British filmmaker Steve McQueen’s latest film that follows a British mother and son during World War...
The Piano Lesson
“The Piano Lesson” (2024) is a family affair on screen and behind the camera. This film adaptation of August Wilson’s...
Heretic
“Heretic” (2024) is a puzzle that I did not want to solve. Two young Mormon missionaries, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher)...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (2024) is the first film adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s 1972 novel about the American town...
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Series
Gaga Chromatica Ball
“Gaga Chromatica Ball” (2024) features Lady Gaga’s seventh headlining concert tour and first all-stadium tour filmed on September 10, 2022...
Dance Brings Us Together -The Resilience of Dance Through the Pandemic
“Dance Brings Us Together – The Resilience of Dance Through the Pandemic” (2021) is a fifty-six minute television special which...
Ms. Marvel
“Ms. Marvel” (2023) is the superhero moniker for Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Muslim Pakistani American, Jersey teen, Captain Marvel...
Aillaendeu
“Island” (2022) unfolds on Jeju Island in South Korea, a real-life location for Dol Hareubangs, large rock statues that allegedly...
Squid Game
“Squid Game” (2021) is the name of a South Korean kids’ game, which later takes on a sinister meaning for...
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (2022) is a South Korean drama series about the titular character, Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin), who has...
Goblin
“Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” (2016-2017) or “Goblin,” which is Dokkaebi in Korean, is a South Korean television series,...
UnReal
“UnReal” is a four season, thirty-eight-episode, series that focuses on Rachel (Shiri Appleby), a producer on Everlasting, a dating reality...
Books
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson’s well-known travel book, “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trial,” is about how Bryson...
The Final 8th
“The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals” addresses a common problem of being close to accomplishing...
The PDA Paradox
Harry Thompson’s book, “The PDA Paradox: The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism...
Camouflage
Dr. Sarah Bargiela’s “Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women” is a great, entry-level guide to autism in women if...
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Margareta Magnusson’s first book in a two-book series, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and...
How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
I heard about KC Davis’ book, “How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help,” when I was...
Dear Girls
Dear Girls is an intimate, irreverent, bawdy memoir disguised as a letter to her daughters. It is thematically arranged and...
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
While I would issue a trigger warning because The Meaning of Mariah Carey deals with psychological abuse, sexual violence and...
The Cutting Edge
Summerdance 2024
The Cutting Edge is devoted to short films from local filmmakers. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundations. On...
The Cutting Edge: Sights Unseen
The Cutting Edge is devoted to local filmmakers’ short films. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundation. On...
The Cutting Edge: Project Screenway
The Cutting Edge is devoted to short films from local filmmakers. Don’t dismiss short films. Shorts lay future features’ foundations....
