Every single film you watch, for better or worse, should be able to take wholly and completely into the world it creates. Sometimes that is not a good thing but in the case of films as luminously moving and meditatively complex as C’mon, C’mon, written and directed by Mike Mills Continue Reading
“I never imagined any of this”: Meet the cast of Ms. Marvel
SNAPSHOTMs. Marvel, launching on Disney+ in [U.S.] Summer 2022, is a new series that introduces Kamala Khan—a 16-year-old Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City. A great student, an avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, she has a special affinity for superheroes, particularly Captain Marvel. But Kamala struggles to fit Continue Reading
Working their class off: Thoughts on Abbott Elementary (S1)
When first you dive into the delightful surrounds of workplace sitcom, Abbott Elementary, which wholeheartedly embraces the “situation” part of the abbreviated genre name, it is easy to assume that you’re in for another light, fluffy, feel good show. Nothing wrong with that at all; while the TV snobs among Continue Reading