For some reason, the world at large has yet to realize what a stunning talent Beanie Feldstein truly is; the 26 year old (and Jonah Hill's younger sister) can sing, act and pretty much charm the wits off even the most cynical among us. Her scene stealing performance in Lady Bird (a difficult ...
Archives for May 2020
Review: Becoming
Earlier this year, Hulu released a four-part documentary mini-series on Hillary Clinton; the aptly titled Hillary is an up-close and personal look at the politician's life from her childhood in suburban Park Ridge to her experience campaigning for the presidency in one of the most bizarre ...
Review: Capital in the 21st Century
An adaptation of Thomas Piketty's 704-page tome on the distribution of resources over the course of history, Capital in the 21st Century isn't exactly a reassuring chronicle of how the world's current economic inequality came to be. With a break-neck pace, Piketty and friends—economists, ...
Review: Deerskin
If you've heard of Quentin Dupieux, it might be in relation to one of his earlier films, Rubber. It's the story of a tire—you know, the ones on cars—that goes on a murderous rampage. A decade later (with several titles to his name in between), Dupieux returns with a film just as absurd—and just as ...