Review of the film “Promise I'll Be Fine”: Slovakian coming-of-age drama

Teenagers will inevitably be teenagers. This is the timeless takeaway of Promise, I'll be fine (Hore je nebo, v doline som ja), which had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Centering on Eno (Michael Zachensky), a 15-year-old in rural Slovakia who learns some harsh truths about his often absent mother, the emotional … Read more

“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” Review: Netflix's Aardman Pic

It would be no exaggeration to say that Wallace, the lost entrepreneurial protagonist created by Oscar-winning animator Nick Park, has an invention for everything. The modest suburban home on Wallaby Street that Wallace shares with his expressive beagle, Gromit, is full of Rube Goldberg-esque gadgets. A machine, which functions as a sort of alarm, ejects … Read more

'Territory' review: Netflix's 'Yellowstone'-style Australian drama

Netflix's algorithm will try to trick you into watching Territory for its familiarity. The six-part drama is almost explicitly an Australian version of Yellowstoneor a modern version of Australiawithout any of those annoying Baz Luhrmann aesthetic trappings. Heck, you might even call it Amazon Open range without the huge hole at the center of the … Read more

Blake Lively reacts to Jason Kelce's review of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Blake Lively thoroughly enjoyed Jason Kelce's in-depth review of her 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The actress took to her Instagram Story on Friday to share her reaction to the former NFL player's comments about the coming-of-age film. During a recent episode of him and his brother Travis Kelce New heights podcast, … Read more

Netflix Stocks Q3 2024 Earnings Report Review: Analyst Reaction

Netflix's third-quarter results are in, as are Wall Street's first verdicts on what they mean for the streaming giant and its stock. Most experts went into the earnings report with a bullish mindset, despite some warnings that the company's rising market value may require some patience before shares rise further. Led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos … Read more

'Georgie and Mandy's First Wedding' Review: CBS Spin-Off 'Young Sheldon'

For the title, rather than for the premise or the actual content, Young Sheldon was an easy series to make fun of, particularly among the subset of punchline writers who didn't watch any of its 141 episodes. The jokes were based on ignoring that the Big Bang Theory the prequel was actually pretty good, a … Read more

Vice President Tim Walz-JD Vance Debate: TV Review

One thing became painfully clear during the debate between vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz: Donald Trump has ruined our expectations of political debates forever. Where were the wild accusations about migrants eating dogs? The nasty insults and stalking on stage? The not-so-subtle references to penis size? They were nowhere to be found … Read more

Review “TWST: Things We Said Today”: experimental documentary on the Beatles

You could look at Andrei Ujica's TWST: Things we said todaya new documentary about the Beatles' iconic August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium, and returns frustrated that the actual August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium is not, in fact, featured on screen. It could. TWST: Things we said today The bottom line Touching nostalgia for … Read more

Review of “My Eternal Summer”: a touching Danish Weepie

Told through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Fanny (Kaya Toft Loholt), the tale is intimate and deeply moving My eternal summer (Min Evige Sommer) observes an eventful holiday spent awaiting the death of Fanny's terminally ill mother, Karin (Maria Rossing). In delicately balanced scenes full of touching details, Danish director Sylvia Le Fanu (in her feature … Read more

Review 'Afternoons of solitude': The bullfight Doc. by Albert Serra

The poetic title, Afternoons of solitude (Tardes de Soledad), might evoke tranquility and relaxation, perhaps a few lazy hours in a hammock with a book. But don't be fooled. Albert Serra's fascinating portrait of the twenty-seven-year-old Peruvian bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey, and the controversial Spanish tradition in which he emerged as a star, never downplays … Read more

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