Guest writer Katie Bienvenue has a review of The Lost Daughter, nominated for three Academy Awards. Do you remember The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood? Do remember the part where Ashley Judd’s character up’s and leaves her family because she just can’t take everything that’s happening with her family because it’s not how
Guest reviewer Chris Ward has a look at Belfast, nominated for six Oscars. Kenneth Branagh writes and directs this deeply personal film based on his own childhood as a young 9 year old living in Belfast during the troubles, in what is such a heartwarming film. Full of such brilliant humour and performances that were
“…kingdoms aren’t places, they’re ideas.And some ideas just never go the fuck away.” Keep reading for a review of Saga #57. Some spoilers below, both for this issue and earlier ones. First off, the “situation” from last issue gets resolved in the first few pages, in a way that was completely logical but I never
Directed by Shawn Levy, The Adam Project follows a time-traveling fighter pilot named Adam Reed (Ryan Reynolds) who accidentally crash-lands in the year 2022 and must team up with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) on a mission to save the future. Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds return for another film together after the surprise hit
It’s been a few years since I reviewed C.S.E Cooney’s standalone novella Desdemona and the Deep, swimming in all that lovely sculpted prose and wishing there was more of this world of magic and goblins and worlds stacked one on top of each other and people making very inadvisable deals for money and power. Lo
Directed by Domee Shi, Turning Red centers around Meilin “Mei” Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old girl who is horrified to discover that, whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she turns into a giant Red Panda, but she can turn back if she’s calm. Soon Mei learns of a family curse and a shared history
Guest writer WMK Movie Reviews has a look at Cyrano, nominated for Best Costume Design. If we excuse its Telluride festival run back in September of 2021, Cyrano is easily the best film of the new year thus far. Based on the 1897 play Cyrano DeBergerac by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano is a bit of a
Guest writer MightyMatt has a review of CODA, nominated for three Academy Awards. CODA is a beautiful story told beautifully. It details a young girl, Ruby, who is a Child of Deaf Adults, hence the title, as she begins to become passionate about singing. With the all-important decision about college looming and her position in
The Mitchells vs. the Machines has some stunning animation, hilarious writing, relatable characters, and a good message, so I can definitely see why it was nominated for an Oscar. That being said, the film didn’t really reach me. There’s a fine line between “entertainingly madcap” and “annoyingly nutso” and I think the movie crossed into