‘Flow’ Review – A Cat’s-Eye View of The End of The World
While there have always been countless different types of animation, it can often seem like there are only two major types. You have animated films from major studios like Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks, with this year's slate includingDespicable Me 4,…
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This Incredibly Moving Disney+ Film Asks Us To Confront Our Own Biases
Out of My Mind is a touching story about a young woman's struggle to be heard due to people's frequent dismissal of her abilities and intellect. Throughout the film, Melody Brooks proves her incredible and indomitable will, despite setbacks and…
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'Christmas in the Spotlight' Review – Faux Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce Holiday Rom-Com Knows Lifetimes Beats All Too Well
Well folks, it's that time of year again, and as I get older, it feels like the build-up to Christmas is a lot more fun than the day itself, so indulging in a flurry of holiday movies is a great…
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‘Doctor Odyssey’ Episode 8 Recap
Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 8. Doctor Odyssey set sail on its final voyage of 2024 last night, with all of the twists and turns that a mid-season finale could deliver before leaving us high…
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‘Bread & Roses’ Review – A Powerful, Brave Call for Justice
In the early 20th century, the suffragette movement adopted the phrase “Bread and Roses” from James Oppenheim’s 1911 poem, using it as a clarion call for both economic and social justice. More than a hundred years later the words provide…
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Eden for Two Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Colin Henning starred, wrote, and directed the delightful short film Eden for Two about two young Hungarian men landing on American shores in 1989. Hungary is still under Communism, and they’ve escaped to build new lives. Henning plays István, who…
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Netflix’s Colorful Skydance Animation Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
We’ve come to expect a lot from animated films — heart, humor, and character growth that blossom into a moving and memorable story. Not every film rises to the occasion, but some are less forgettable than others simply because they…
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‘Spellbound’ Review – Rachel Zegler Leads One of the Most Tender Animated Films of the Year
2024 has been a particularly good year for animated films. From Inside Out 2 becoming a box office giant in the summer to The Wild Robot enchanting us with the DreamWorks magic, the pressure was on for Spellbound, Netflix's latest…
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‘Silo’ Season 2 Episode 2 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Silo Season 2 Episode 2. Silo's Season 2 premiere went against expectations (even for a show as cerebral as this one) by offering fans an old-fashioned "bottle episode": an installment set in…
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The Year’s Best Animated Movie Feels A Lot Like An Open-World Video Game
I was totally enchanted by Flow. I expected to like it, as I usually do sitting down to watch something; I hoped to be engaged by it, and maybe to wonder at it. But I wasn't prepared to be as…
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A Brooklyn Transplant Starts Over In This Aimless Bulgarian Journey
For a moment, imagine the panic, the frustration, the fish-out-of-water sensation that can only accompany someone stranded in a country where the native tongue is anything but your own, and the reason for your visit has been rendered essentially unnecessary…
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Strange Darling Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The first shock in writer/director JT Mollner’s impressive Strange Darling is at the very beginning when the Miramax production logo appears. I thought that company was dead? The next title card says the movie was shot “entirely on 35mm film”…
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