Drama
‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Review: Settlers of Panem
Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war ...
‘Priscilla’ Review: Trouble With The King
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ...
‘The Holdovers’ Review: Holiday Payne
A curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms ...
TV Review: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Finds Its Footing Despite Less Than Appealing Characters
To secure their fortune--and future--two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one.
Beyond Fest 2023: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Review – Chalet Suspicions
For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their ch...
TIFF 2023 Review: ‘American Fiction’ Is the Best, Funniest, and Smartest Film of The Year
Author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison is peeved because his latest offering hasn't caught fire with publishers, while a tome called We's Lives in Da Ghetto by Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leav...
TV Review: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – Series Premiere
Daryl Dixon washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As...
TFF 50 Review: ‘Poor Things’ is a Sex Positive Feminist Fantasy
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
TFF 50 Review: ‘Rustin’ Is the Surprising, Feel-Good Film of Telluride
Bayard Rustin, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicated his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy. However, as an openly gay Black man, he is erased from the...