The new “Father of the Bride” proves you can successfully reimagine a heart-tugging romance. Sometimes it’s all about seeing the story through fresh eyes. This story of a father hesitant to accept…
You gotta be in it to win it, and “Jerry and Marge Go Large” proves the biggest payouts come when more are merrier. While most lotteries favor the house to win, the…
Young writers are often told to write what they know, and 25-year-old filmmaker Cooper Raiff has taken this to heart once again with his second feature, the coming of age dramedy “…
“Can birds do what they like?” robot Charles Petrescu (Chris Hayward) asks his friend, housemate and creator, Brian Gittins (David Earl), at the midway point of “Brian and Charles.” Written…
Director Emelie Mahdavian’s “Bitterbrush” follows two female cattle ranchers, Hollyn Patterson and Colie Moline, as they herd cattle amid the majestic landscapes of rural Idaho. There is a serenity to the…
Some actors get so entrapped by their blockbuster personas that it becomes hard to imagine them as anything else. The one true merit of the Netflix thriller “Spiderhead,” is that it lets…
One of the most common anti-ageist tools in entertainment is to take leading men at or past middle age and show they can snap a neck or blow up a car very well.
Going into its final season, Hulu’s “Love, Victor” avoids some of the messier territory shows that don’t go beyond the third season mark tend to trip into. As a series it has…
Director Amanda Micheli’s Netflix documentary “Halftime” is an overdue celebration of Jennifer Lopez. Rather than follow a traditional biographical format or merely peer behind the scenes of Lopez’s titular 2020…
A chapter of Tudor history that is usually not given much attention in film and television is explored in the riveting Starz drama series “Becoming Elizabeth.” Alicia von Rittberg stars as…
Even great shows can have a difficult time trying to wind it all down. With all of the demands now common because of streaming and franchise addiction, you can’t just end the story.
Science fiction is most engaging when it isn’t just about the future, but about what feels near and possible. For all of our technological advancement, as a species we have not even truly…
