Beau is Afraid (and so are we) – A24 Movie Reviews
In a world that bombards us with reasons to be anxious all day every day, Ari Aster's latest unsettling film production, Beau is Afraid , speaks to us in the language of twitchy-eyed terror. Whether it’s WebMD convincing you that you have a life-threatening illness or the n…
Succession: All heart on an Armani suit sleeve
The tale of an amoral media tycoon and his conniving offspring, set in a capitalistic world where loyalty means nothing and empathy is viewed as weakness, Succession is a story that audiences shouldn’t want to relate to. And yet here I am – a Bernie Sanders’ mittens-loving socia…
Westworld: Where Ethics Reign?
I was an early onboarder of the Westworld fan bus and, as I ride into this third season, the excitement is still very much within me as we settle into the journey that follows vengeance-hunting robot Dolores, now set free into a sleek future society in which an AI system …
Jim Carrey Gives us Truth as Children's TV Host in Kidding
Post-spiritual awakening Jim Carrey is Carrey at his best. It’s further than you ever thought he could get from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and yet Jeff Pickles, the central character of Kidding , still holds a similar sort of intrigue. Distant from anyone we know, yet relata…
The Terror: A Journey into the Darkness of the Self
How do you get a boat load of 19 th century young men to agree to risking their lives (real big time) for nothing but a state salary and a pat on the back? You make them believe in something; in their country’s goals, in the knowledge and the power of the British empire, in En…
