Film & Television
Reviews, essays, and other coverage of movies and TV shows
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Memoir of a Snail is Heartbreaking & Hilarious Simultaneously
Grey joined me to review Adam Elliot’s stop-motion animated film “Memoir of a Snail.” Sam’s score = 8/10 Grey’s score = 8/10 Read more
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig is 2024’s Most Important Film — Review & Analysis
Grey joined me to review and discuss “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” from Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, which just might be the most important film of 2024. Sam’s Score = 9/10 Grey’s Score = 9/10 Read more
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You’re Wrong About Warfare (2025) -Review & Analysis
Grey joined me for a review and discussion of Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s “Warfare,” the most misunderstood film of 2025. We dispel some of the misconceptions surrounding the film and analyze the film’s themes in addition reviewing the movie as a whole. Sam’s score = 8/10 Grey’s score = 8.5/10 Read more
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Waltzing With Brando Might be the Worst Film I’ve Seen This Year
Yes, the Brando of the title does refer to the one and only Marlon Brando, one of cinema’s most famous and idiosyncratic performers. This isn’t a standard biopic of Brando as an iconic, but you might wish it was instead of what it actually is. “Waltzing with Brando” is told from the perspective of Bernard… Read more
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Peppermint Candy is Essential Cinema
“Peppermint Candy” is one of South Korea’s finest dramas. Writer, director Lee Chang-dong might not be quite as well known and admired in the U.S. as the likes of Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, but he is undoubtedly a filmmaker that deserves adulation worldwide. This video was originally intended as a normal review but ended… Read more
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Confession of Murder (2012) Review
My review of the 2012 action thriller Confession of Murder from director Byung-gil Jung starring Jae-yeong Jeong and Shi-hoo Park. 6/10 Read more
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Boxing Helena Deserves More Respect
Boxing Helena was the controversial first film from David Lynch’s daughter, Jennifer Lynch. The movie was panned by critics, and Jennifer Lynch even won the Razzie for worst director, but Boxing Helena deserves more respect. Here’s why: Read more
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A Taxi Driver (2017) Review
A Taxi Driver is a South Korean drama from 2017 starring Song Kang-ho and Thomas Kretschmann. 7.5/10 Read more
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How Marriage Story Redefines the Closeup
A video essay exploring how writer/director Noah Baumbach redefines the close-up shot in his 2019 drama Marriage Story starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. Read more
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The Psychology of Rick Dalton
How does Quentin Tarantino keep in audience invested in the drama of the Lancer TV pilot within “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?” A story within a story can be a tricky thing to execute without lowering the stakes of the primary narrative, so how does Tarantino pull it off? This video essay digs into… Read more
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