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Top 10 Acting Performances of 2020-2021 TV
If there was still any doubt that "the small screen" is delivering some of the greatest performances across all content platforms, then this year's TV actors... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
AWARDS ROUNDUP: Oscar, Indie Spirit, BAFTA & SAG Winners
OSCARSBest Picture: NomadlandBest Director: Chloe Zhao, NomadlandBest Actor: Anthony Hopkins, The FatherBest Actress: Frances McDormand, NomadlandBest Supportin... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
AWARDS ROUNDUP: AAFCA, Critics Choice & Golden Globe Winners
AAFCABest Picture: Judas and the Black MessiahBest Director: Regina King, One Night In MiamiBest Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Best... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
AWARDS ROUNDUP: Indie Spirit, Golden Globe, SAG & Critics Choice Nominations
Independent SpiritBest FeatureFirst CowMa Rainey’s Black BottomMinariNever Rarely Sometimes AlwaysNomadlandBest DirectorLee Isaac Chung, MinariEmerald Fennell,... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sundance 2021: Wrapping up the Festival
As a film festival enthusiast, the Sundance Film Festival has been on my bucket list for a number of years. But for a humble critic from the Caribbean, the... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Best of 2020: Top 10 Films of the Year
There's a common notion that audiences naturally gravitate towards more optimistic movies during challenging times. But as I reflect on 2020's best films, the... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Best of 2020: Top 10 Foreign Language Films
In the now iconic words of Bong Joon-ho, once you overcome the barrier one inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Best of 2020: Top 20 Acting Performances
In true Norma Desmond fashion, 2020 was marked by small films with big performances. Indeed, while most of the year's best acting was unfortunately confined to... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Best of 2020: Top 10 Documentaries
Documentary aficionados perhaps make this claim every year, but 2020 truly felt like a standout year for non-fiction filmmaking. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: News of the World
If you thought the film industry would put a halt to the traditional period epic Oscar contender in the wake of widespread theater closures, think again. Read more
Posted on 23 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Promising Young Woman
There are some films so original and daring in their concept and execution, that it takes a while process what you've just seen. Emerald Fennell's "Promising... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Nomadland
Much ado has been made over the past decade about the supposed neglect of Middle America - or more condescendingly, "real America" - by the "coastal elites"... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Minari
With his duly award-winning new feature "Minari", filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung has delivered one of 2020's quintessentially American stories. Read more
Posted on 25 November 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" a stunning play now adapted for the big screen by director George C. Wolfe would be nothing without the profound words of playwright... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Ever since its 1990s heyday of John Grisham adaptations, pure courtroom dramas have largely fallen out of favor within pop culture. Read more
Posted on 20 October 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Dick Johnson is Dead
The COVID-19 pandemic is never mentioned in "Dick Johnson is Dead", the latest documentary from cinematographer-turned-director Kirsten Johnson. Read more
Posted on 13 October 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Mulan
There's a common saying that you don't know what you have until it's gone. And during this historic COVID-19 pandemic, that sentiment has proven true with the... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Epicentro
If you asked a random sample of individuals to define a utopia, you'd probably get an array of differing opinions. Indeed, the means to achieving this elusive... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Top 10 TV Programs of 2019-2020
There's no denying that this is a cynical time in America. And as is often said, life imitates art (and vice versa). It seems appropriate then, that this... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Top 10 Acting Performances of 2019-2020 TV
Best Casting: Big Little Lies, Mrs. America, The Good PlaceIn a prime showcase of how the TV industry is slowly beginning to reflect the diversity of society,... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES