Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is now streaming on Amazon Prime. By Palmer Rubin Comedy sequels are usually not very good, especially when they arrive at least a decade after the original. Dumb and Dumber To, Little […]
Author: Palmer Rubin
Palmer Rubin is currently 25 years old. They make films and they write about them, and they continue to see as much as they can with what time they have left.
David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) – Review
David Byrne’s American Utopia is currently streaming on HBO Max. By Palmer Rubin One of my all-time favorite cinematic moments is the very beginning of 1984’s Stop Making Sense, the film that put Jonathan Demme […]
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) – Review
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is currently streaming on Netflix. By Palmer Rubin No filmmaker has his head farther up his own ass than Aaron Sorkin, and sometimes that works in his favor. Sometimes […]
Bad Hair (2020) – Review
Bad Hair hits Hulu on October 23. By Palmer Rubin What’s really going to work against Bad Hair, not in terms of its quality but in terms of its critical reception, is that it’s going […]
A Call to Spy – Review
A Call to Spy comes to theaters and digital platforms on October 2. By Palmer Rubin I’m sort of the worst person to watch historical dramas of this kind unless they really knock it out […]
Enola Holmes (2020) – Review
Enola Holmes is now streaming on Netflix. By Palmer Rubin That the story of Sherlock Holmes’ younger and estranged teenage sister works as effectively as it does is nothing short of miraculous. The premise alone […]
Unpregnant (2020) – Review
Unpregnant is currently streaming on HBO Max. By Palmer Rubin Partially deflated by the existence of Booksmart and Never Sometimes Rarely Always, which has become sort of the main point of its contention, the clumsily […]
The Devil All the Time (2020) – Review
The Devil All the Time premieres September 16 on Netflix. By Palmer Rubin We have sort of this morbid fascination with inter-generational trauma as a culture, don’t we? None more so than trying to take […]
Tesla (2020) – Review
Tesla is now available to rent on digital platforms. By Palmer Rubin Tesla is a biopic that goes completely off the rails to demented places. The film is about as manic and unhinged as a […]
I Used to Go Here (2020) – Review
I Used To Go Here is now available to rent or buy on digital platforms. By Palmer Rubin One of the biggest possible pitfalls a movie can fall into is writing about yourself and your […]
