James McAvoy makes his directorial debut with a biopic about Silibil N’ Brains, a rap duo that fooled the British music industry into thinking they were an emerging American hip-hop act. Billy “Silibil” Boyd (Samuel Bottomley) and Gavin “Brains” Bain (Séamus McLean Ross) are best friends and rap partners in Dundee. When they travel to […]
The Drama Review
The Drama is a dark comedy from the writer/director of Dream Scenario, which sees a relationship getting tested after a dark secret is revealed. Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya) are an engaged couple with their wedding fast approaching. Their relationship bliss is shattered after they play a drunken game with their friends, where they […]
The Promise of Black Indie Animation [Part 1]
With continuing corporate consolidation, there is an increasing push toward indie animation, particularly as a way to represent diverse stories, including those of Black people, away from executive meddling and/or threat of cancellation. Some have assembled small playlists of Black indie animation, said why you should care about it, and noted Black cartoons people forgot […]
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair Review
I’ve never actually seen an episode of Malcolm in the Middle. I think I was just right at the perfect age to not care about the series when it initially premiered in 2000. And while I was aware of it – the basic premise, the fact that Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek were unhinged comedic […]
Hacks Season Five Review
A key tenet of showbiz is to leave them wanting more, and I’m happy to report that Hacks does just that with its fifth and final season. After four seasons of watching the constant push and pull between Deborah Vance (the sensational Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder, who has matured into a true […]
The Testaments Season One Review
I’m going to be very honest here: I hated watching The Testaments. It’s not that it’s not an expertly crafted series, it is – the writing is good (if a bit on the nose), the acting is stellar (especially the core group of young women at its center), and the design of the show is […]
The Boys Season Five Review
The final season of The Boys is not all that dissimilar from season four of The Boys. Or season three. At this stage of the game, I think everyone knows what they’re getting with this series – and if you’re on board, well, you’re going to have some fun with this final ride. Because, as […]
Fuze Review
Fuze is a British heist that features an ensemble cast and is directed by Scottish filmmaker David Mackenzie When a Second World War bomb is uncovered at a construction site, it leads to a large portion of Central London being evacuated by the police. As the army attempts to dispose of the bomb safely, a […]
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was one of the most lucrative of 2023, making a sequel inevitable. The follow-up movie sees Mario and pals going on an adventure into the stars. In the far reaches of space, Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) kidnaps Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) and plans to use her power to make a […]
Forbidden Fruits Review
Forbidden Fruits starts as a riff on Mean Girls, but set in a mall (somehow still thriving in 2026) at a store halfway between Forever 21 and Nordstrom, called “Forever Eden”. The “Plastics” are replaced by the “Fruits”, Apple (Lili Reinhart), Cherry (Victoria Pedretti), and Fig (Alexandra Shipp), twenty-somethings whose views of social dynamics and […]










