Film & TV

The buddy-action angle is the best aspect of 'The Accountant 2,' and it would have worked better with a simpler plot that focused more attention on their relationship, instead of the messy story. The plot twist towards the end is underwhelming.

Cronenberg has succeeded in producing a piece of art that challenges its audience and demands that they think about sometimes uncomfortable ideas. It’s an assignment that is both wonderful and disquieting, and those two adjectives perfectly assess the project as a whole.

The story of Michael Larson, a man who gamed the system for over $100,000 in 1984, captured the imaginations of people around the U.S. in the 1980s and decades later through the internet. 'The Luckiest Man in America,' directed very well by Samir Oliveros, is a movie that shows a dramatized version of his unprecedented winning streak.

'Dope Thief' is a standout crime show that I would easily recommend to people who enjoyed Breaking Bad or The Wire, and I can’t wait to see how the rest of the season unfolds.

'The Handmaid’s Tale' isn’t the sort of story that gives you renewed faith in humanity or relief from the depressing news cycle. Rather, it argues that human beings are capable of inflicting incredible cruelty on one another and that even fundamentally good people are one or two bad choices from pure evil.

Flying Lotus’s direction is meticulously calculated and intentionally disorienting, immersing the audience in the same heightened state of fear and confusion as Raya. His camerawork transforms every shadow into a potential menace and every step into an agonizing experience.

Based on Michell’s actual experiences while teaching English at an Argentinian boarding school in the 1970s, the picture begins by establishing him as a naïve and troubled man. Michell (played deliciously by Steve Coogan) enters Argentina apparently unaware of the nation’s significant political turmoil.

The artistic style is similar to Ren and Stimpy, mixed with early web cartoons. It has that “ugly on purpose” look going on, which works for a cynical, raunchy show like this. The issue is that the animation is poor; the characters don’t emote in creative ways; and it makes the whole thing look cheap and without charm.