Film Film Reviews

Petite Maman Review

Petite Maman is the latest film from the celebrated writer/director Céline Sciamma. Her most recent offering was a touching family drama. Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) is an 8-year-old girl whose grandmother has just passed away. Her family goes to her grandmother’s house to out sort her things. During their stay in the countryside Nelly befriends, Marion (Gabrielle […]

TV TV Reviews

The Great Season Two Review

Utterly delightful. That’s the phrase I used to describe season two of Hulu’s The Great to a friend last week. And that’s ultimately what the season is – utterly delightful. Sure, there’s squabbles (Catherine is attempting a coup against her husband, Russia’s emperor, after all) and not all the jokes land as well as could […]

Film Film Reviews

Tick, Tick… Boom! Review

The new Netflix movie Tick, Tick… Boom! is a very unusual biopic. Typically biographical dramas focus on the successes of their subjects. This movie… not so much. In the winter of 1990, struggling composer Jonathan Larson suffered an existential crisis on the eve of his 30th birthday. Having spent years crafting his first full-length musical, […]