The Contestant is now streaming on Hulu. By Greg Wheeler The new Hulu documentary The Contestant explores the dark side of reality TV by focusing on one of the earliest reality shows in Japan, highlighting […]
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Kim’s Video & Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Kim’s Video opened theatrically in select theaters on April 12th and will soon expand throughout the US and Canada. By Elazar Abrahams Throughout much of the 90s, a small boutique video rental store nestled in […]
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces – Review
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces premieres March 29 on Apple TV+. By Elazar Abrahams Steve Martin is such a legendary figure in the entertainment landscape that a documentary about his life and career […]
Shooting Slapstick: Singin’ in the Rain
By Elazar Abrahams Last night, I rewatched Singin’ in the Rain, a film that just gets richer and richer with each viewing. While the titular number is so iconic, and I’ve been humming “All I […]
Drive-Away Dolls – Review
Drive-Away Dolls is now in theaters. By Zachary Greenberg I’d like to consider myself an avid movie-goer, trying to attend at least one movie a month in the theaters. There’s something about watching a film […]
New York Jewish Film Festival 2024
Tomorrow night marks the conclusion of the 2024 New York Jewish Film Festival, which began earlier this month on January 10. This year, the 33rd annual fest presented a dynamic lineup of 28 works, including […]
Mean Girls (2024) – Review
Mean Girls hits theaters everywhere on January 12. By Elazar Abrahams This is less a standard, professional review of the new Mean Girls than it is a loose rant of the ways in which it […]
The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
By Elazar Abrahams January is here, which means it’s time to speculate about the pop culture year ahead. What has the potential to be good? What’s going to bomb hard? Will Godzilla and Kong have […]
Wonka – Review
Wonka unwraps in theaters on December 15. By Greg Wheeler Originally from Roald Dahl’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the character of Willy Wonka’s enduring popularity persists, largely fueled by Gene Wilder’s iconic 1971 […]
The Marvels – Review
The Marvels is now in theaters everywhere. By Greg Wheeler Marvel has been on a downward trend for a long time. Since Endgame, the Marvel machine has slowly been reaching breaking point, sacrificing quality for […]
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