Kimi is now streaming on HBO Max. By Palmer Rubin I’m really surprised to say this, but Steven Soderbergh’s two most recent outputs are two of his strongest. No Sudden Move was a wickedly nihilstic […]
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The Tragedy of Macbeth – Review
The Tragedy of Macbeth is now streaming on Apple TV+. BY Palmer Rubin “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” A bit of a cheat, since it went into theaters on Christmas […]
The Lost Daughter (2021) – Review
The Lost Daughter is now streaming on Netflix. By Palmer Rubin Parenthood is a prison when only one parent is doing any of the work. That’s the impression that Leda Caruso (Olivia Colman) seems to have […]
Cowboy Bebop: Season 1 – Review
Cowboy Bebop is now streaming on Netflix. I knew I was going to have a tough one because my relationship to the original is…odd. While I only saw the series in full this year, I […]
Zola – Review
Zola is now available to rent on all video platforms. By Palmer Rubin In October of 2015, A’Ziah King, AKA “Zola,” began what would become the most infamous Twitter thread of all time. It featured […]
Army of the Dead (2021) – Review
Army of the Dead is currently streaming on Netflix. By Palmer Rubin Army of the Dead is almost 2021’s most profound film, and I wish it leaned further into those instincts. Of course, the amount it […]
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) – Review
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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