‘Lucky Hank’ Review: Bob Odenkirk’s New Show Is Must-Watch Comedy

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‘Lucky Hank’ Review: Bob Odenkirk’s New Show Is Must-Watch Comedy

Less than a year following the Better Call Saul finale, Slippin’ Jimmy McGill star Bob Odenkirk is sliding back onto AMC with Lucky Hank, a brand-new series that finds the award-winning actor facing another kind of existentialism this time around.…

‘I’m a Virgo’ Review: Boots Riley and Jharrel Jerome’s Towering Series Team-Up

In 2018, writer-director Boots Riley unleashed his debut feature Sorry to Bother You upon the world. It was a bold reintroduction for the artist while still never feeling like it was ever compromising. Overflowing with sly humor, it was the…

Go On, Be Brave | Film Threat

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! I’ve heard of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) before, but admittedly I did not know much until Miriam McSpadden and Brian Beckman’s inspirational and insightful documentary Go On, Be Brave. The movie’s subject is the…

SXSW 2023: If You Were The Last Review

If You Were The Last is a story about two astronauts. Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts argue over whether they’re better off spending their remaining days as friends or something more.THE GOODThe…

David Dastmalchian Commands the Stage

What is it that we think of when we think of late-night television? With a few exceptions, it is built around a simple formula of jokey monologues, rotating guests, and the occasional musical performance. It is also an illusion as…

Chris Pine & Company Score A Critical Hit [SXSW]

With Hollywood now turning to franchises like “The Last of Us” and “Borderlands” in the search for new audiences, it might be safe to say that video games are no longer the untapped frontier of adaptations. And that might mean it…

Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes

Young love! For some of us, it’s hard not to miss those high school parties and the romance that comes along with them. For others, memories of crippling social anxiety and awkward adolescence make it a time they would like…

Karen Gillan Shoulders the Burden of Grief

A few weeks ago, I was quick to rebuff a tweet about millennial literature and the inherent nihilism that is built into our creative works, but maybe I was wrong. Maybe nihilism is just intrinsically part of who we are…

A Great Idea & Strong Performances Can’t Overcome Weak Script

Unwelcome, directed by Jon Wright from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Stay, follows a young couple who flee from their dangerous London neighborhood to the Irish countryside to seek a safe and healthy environment for their unborn child. Their…

Karen Gillan Is Hilarious And Heartbreaking In A Predictable But Enjoyable Dramedy [SXSW]

There’s a big emotional beat, late in Lisa Steen’s “Late Bloomers,” that culminates with Karen Gillan’s protagonist Louise pleading, with tears in her eyes, “I’m trying!” That moment captures the most endearing but peculiar thing about this wildly talented actor: she…

Alam | Film Threat

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The Palestinian perspective is admittedly a new point of view for me. The little that I do hear in the media is usually skewed towards a negative representation of their culture. The cinematic…

Le Pupille | Film Threat

Written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher, Le Pupille is set in an Italian orphanage at the heart of World War II. The film boasts that its narrative circles around the possibly true, though exaggerated, story of a young orphan and her temptation…

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