Science Fiction
‘Boss Level’ Review: Saving the World by Trial and Error
Joseph Braverman reviews Joe Carnahan's violent time loop action film, "Boss Level," featuring Frank Grillo delivering and receiving pain over and over.
‘Chaos Walking’ Review: All Noise and No Substance
A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.
‘Behind Her Eyes’ Review: A Sex Thriller That is Neither Sexy Nor Thrilling
It follows Louise, a single mom with a son and a part-time job in a psychiatrist's office. She begins an affair with her boss and strikes up an unlikely friendship with his wife.
Sundance 2021 Review: ‘Strawberry Mansion’ is a Wonderfully Weird Surrealist Romp
In a future where the government records dreams and taxes them, a dream auditor gets caught up in the dreams of an aging eccentric.
‘Atlantis’ Review: A Slog Through Ukraine’s War-Torn Landscape
Joseph Braverman reviews Atlantis, Ukraine's Oscar submission, taking a near-future look at how their society has been ravaged by war.
‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ Review: A Poignant Time-Loop Romance
Two teens who live the same day repeatedly, enabling them to create the titular map.
‘Psycho Goreman’ Review: Old-School Sci-Fi Horror for Generation-X
Intergalactic assassins converge on a small town after two siblings unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord.
TV Review: ‘The Mandalorian,’ Chapter 16: “The Rescue”
Joseph Braverman reviews the season two finale of The Mandalorian, "The Rescue" in which the Mandalorian forms a team to rescue his little companion.