The Coffee Table
Some say that if a couple wants to test their relationship, go to IKEA. “The Coffee Table” (2022) proves that...
Recent Reviews
Azrael
There will be blood if Samara Weaving is in a movie, and she plays the titular protagonist in “Azrael” (2024)....
Beautiful Friend
“Beautiful Friend” (2024) is wedged somewhere in between the found footage and fake documentary genre. Set at the beginning of...
Luther: Never Too Much
“Luther: Never Too Much” (2024) is a biographical music documentary that chronicles the life of Luther Vandross, the deceased, iconic...
Hangdog
Big city transplants, Walt (Desmin Borges), Wendy (Kelly O’Sullivan, writer and codirector of “Ghostlight”) and their recently adopted dog, Tony...
Anora
“Anora” (2024), Palme D’Or winner of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, is American director Sean Baker’s latest film about Ani...
Conclave
Let the shameless Oscar bait begin with “Conclave” (2024), a faithful adaptation of a Robert Harris novel, starring Ralph Fiennes...
Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy
“Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy” (2024) is a twenty-eight-minute documentary that follows Michael Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Presidential...
Zurawski v Texas
“Zurawski v Texas” (2024) is a documentary that starts with Amanda Zurawski’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April...
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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....
