Movie Review: Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited atomic epic Oppenheimer has finally arrived. I saw it in stunning 70mm IMAX and sat through all three hours and nine seconds of this drama. With one of the most celebrated directors at the helm and a stacked cast to match, the question on everyone’s mind is simple —…
Series Review: D.P. (Season 2) The first season of the Netflix South Korean series D.P. was gripping and intense. Now that we’ve got the second season, does it continue with those tones? Jun-ho and Han of the Deserter Pursuit unit continue to struggle against the harsh realities and injustices that remain unchanged in the Korean…
Documentary Review: Unknown: Cave of Bones Another documentary in the *Unknown* series is dropping on Netflix. This one deals with remains found in a cave system in South Africa. Cave of Bones offers up some interesting theories, but are they sound, and do they make any sense? In South Africa’s Rising Star Cave System, paleoanthropologist…
Series Review: The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 2, Part 1) I had fun with the first season of Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer. Now the second season is coming out, but it’s split into two parts. Should you invest your time in this first part, or should you just wait for it all to come out at…
Movie Review: They Cloned Tyrone I think I may have found your newest weekend binge. They Cloned Tyrone is quirky, mysterious, funny, and odd. Are you going to be watching? A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious and mysterious government conspiracy. We’ve got three standout stars in…
Movie Review: Barbie Let’s find out if life in plastic is fantastic. After Barbie suffers a crisis, it leads her to question her world and her existence. I was not prepared for this movie at all, and I’m really glad about that, too. I saw one trailer and basically didn’t know much, and whoa, what…
Movie Review: Asvins I stumbled across a new release on Netflix today. It’s an Indian horror called Asvins, and the premise is intriguing, but does it deliver? Exploring an abandoned British mansion once owned by a mysterious archaeologist, a group of vloggers stumbles upon an evil presence lurking in its walls. A Strong, Spooky Opening…
Documentary Review: The Lady of Silence There have been some interesting documentaries lately that have come to Netflix. This one surrounds a true crime case from Mexico that involves their first serial killer. The Lady of Silence* is certainly mysterious and even intriguing, but can the documentary provide enough detail to make this worthwhile? In…
Movie Review: Theater Camp We’ve had Sleepaway Camp, Ernest Goes to Camp, Camp Rock, and even Friday the 13th took place at camp—and now we have *Theater Camp. I missed it at Sundance, but I finally got to see it, and this little indie film is made for anybody who’s ever wanted to share their…
Movie Review: Paradise I’m always up for a good near-future dystopian story. Paradise is a German Netflix film that shares a slightly similar premise with the sci-fi movie In Time. Does this one deliver the goods? The Premise In the not-too-distant future, a method of transferring years of your life from one person to another…