Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• Top 10 TV Programs of 2022-2023

  

  Succession (HBO)Better Call Saul (AMC)Fire Island (Hulu)Abbott Elementary (ABC)House of the Dragon (HBO)The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 Acting Performances of 2022-2023 TV

  

  Sarah Snook, SuccessionMatthew McFadyen, SuccessionKieran Culkin, SuccessionJeremy Strong, SuccessionAli Wong, BeefVivian Oparah, Rye LaneBrian Cox,... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Poor Things

  

  In the summer of 2023, Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" took the world by storm to the tune of $1.4 billion at the box office. Crafting a feminist tale surrounding the... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2022: Top 10 Films of the Year

  

  With a whole new slate of films already unspooling before us, it's time for me to close the book on 2022. And what a great year it was, with Hollywood filmmakin... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2022: Top 20 Acting Performances

  

  As the young'uns would say these days, "She's so mother!" If there was a recurring theme among this year's best performances on film, then it would definitely b... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Bones and All

  

  On the surface, Maren Yearly (Taylor Russell) seems like your average teenager, living with her dad Frank (André Holland) in 1980s Virginia. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Fabelmans

  

  When we think of Steven Spielberg, we often exclusively associate him with blockbuster spectacles like "Jaws", "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" and "Jurassic Park". Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Top Gun: Maverick

  

  There's no denying we're in a nostalgic era in Hollywood, with sequels and remakes galore flooding the multiplexes. Nowhere is that more evident than the... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Joyland

  

  The 2022 film year delivered numerous discoveries from across the world. One of the most exciting new filmmakers came not from the global north, however, but th... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Everything Everywhere All At Once

  

  In 2016, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (also known as the Daniels) emerged on the film scene with their bizarre farting corpse comedy "Swiss Army Man". Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Nelly & Nadine

  

  There are many who may claim that the Holocaust is an exhausted topic. But sometimes, a new film comes along that brings to light a new perspective that feels... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Women Talking

  

  The Christian film genre has gained traction over the years with numerous entries finding success with their typically propagandist slant. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Close

  

  Some films allow you to escape your reality for a fleeting moment. Others confront you with reality in deeply relatable ways. The latter experience is what I... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

  

  In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by then President of the United States Lyndon Johnson. Seen as a landmark legislation within the prevailing... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

  

  Who would've thought that one of the most profound films of the year would come from an animation-live action hybrid centered on a talking shell? Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review: Rrr

  

  After it thrilled audiences around the world earlier this year, I was admittedly late to the cinematic spectacle that is S.S. Rajamouli's "RRR.. But sometimes,... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 TV Programs of 2021-2022

  

  As we await tomorrow morning's Emmy nominations for the 2021-2022 TV season, a feeling of FOMO is already setting in. Indeed, as I fail miserably to catch up... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 Acting Performances of 2021-2022 TV

  

  If there's one thing that the 2021-2022 TV season proved, it's the power of a great ensemble. Sure, it would have been nice to spread the wealth and not fall... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2021: Top 10 Films of the Year

  

  Another film year has come and gone with 2021 proving that cinema is still as vibrant as ever. I was truly delighted by the year's many works of art which... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best of 2021: Top 20 Acting Performances

  

  Each time I make my annual year's best lists, this one is always the most difficult to narrow down. And from where I stand, 2021 was a particularly strong year... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES