Minari (2020) Review (Written by Alex Humber)
From studio A24, comes the story of a Korean family who starts a farm in Arkansas in the 1980s. A trying story that explores the relationship between the family as well as their struggles trying to live out the “American Dream”. So let’s go for a walk and get some water down from the… Minari […]
The Queen’s Gambit (2020) : An Inside Look Into Netflix’s Checkmate Success (Written by Anna Miller)
Streaming services take notes, because this is how you make a successful and poignant limited series. Based on Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel of the same name, The Queen’s Gambit stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon—orphan turned obsessed chess prodigy, who struggles with addiction and substance abuse as she tries not to fall victim to the calamitous grasp […]
Soul (2020) Movie Review: A Return To Pixar’s Roots (Written By Hussain Alokaily)
It’s become a cliche to say “Pixar has done it again” but it has to be said” Pixar has done it again! Soul is the 23rd movie from Pixar that is directed by Pete Doctor and starring a voice cast consisting of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Daveed Digs, and Angela Bassett. It revolves around Joe […]
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020): Total Cringe-Fest (Guest Review By Ben Shane)
WW84 which is the pretty lazy title that this film presents the audience with that apparently doesn’t stand for anything, is the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman, also directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and the addition of Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal… and follows Diana Prince on her next adventure… in the 80s… […]
JaySweezy: Rookie Of The Year (Album Review): Written By Jaeden Noel
I AM NOT FANTANO Local artist JaySweezy has officially claimed 2020 as his year. The Milton native coming from my hometown has managed to keep the city on its toes with recent releases such as his EP Know Me Now and the now vaulted EP Sub Me In. To spread some holiday cheer, he dropped […]
Promising Young Woman (2020) Early Review: Best Film Of The Year? (Written By Jaeden Noel)
If theres one movie thats going to be remembered for decades to come that was released in 2020, it’s going to be this one. Promising Young Woman is the directorial Emerald Fennell and stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham and Laverne Cox. The film follows Cassandra (Mulligan) traumatized by a tragic event in her college […]
Songbird (2020) Movie Review: Idiotic & Ignorant (Written By Jaeden Noel)
Dear Mr. Hollywood, Hey, congratulations on one of the first big films to be made during the pandemic. Regardless of how bad this movie is, it’s still cool you managed to pull this together. That being said Mr. Hollywood, we don’t want this. Not now, not in four years, not ever. In a world where […]
Euphoria: Trouble Don’t Always Last (Episode 1) Review: Written By Hussain Alokaily
Euphoria: Trouble Don’t Always Last is a new in-between episode of the HBO series directed by Sam Levinson and starring Zendaya and Colman Domingo. After being left by Jules at the train station and relapsing, the first special episode follows Rue as she celebrates the holiday of Christmas. Rue’s relapse into drugs leads her to […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Early Movie Review: A Tightly Contained Near Masterpiece.
Truly at a loss for words here. Going into this one could of expected many of different things, but what we ultimately get is so much more powerful than anything to come out this past year. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the new drama based on the play of the same name and is directed […]
Zappa (2020) Review: A Sweeping Archival Epic
I don’t know much about Zappa. That’s why I got this review. One of my legs is shorter than the other and both of my feet’s too few. Alex Winter’s Zappa is a labour of love in the truest sense. The making of the film is a long-time journey from the actor-turned-documentarian. He has put years […]