The Monsters Have Arrived and We are Them: The Soska Sisters’ RABID
In the history of cinema, several filmmakers have stuck out as memorable, those who left a mark on the industry…
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“Broken Pieces” – Star Trek: Picard S1E08
There’s a delightful (if not disconcerting) moment near the middle of “Broken Pieces,” where Agnes Jurati asks Jean-Luc Picard if…
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Love Jones (1997) & The Photograph (2020): The Value of Words
Nearly 25 years ago, the producers of the independent gem Love Jones had a modest and honest goal with its…
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“Nepenthe” – Star Trek: Picard S1E07
There are certain things in this episode that cannot go unaddressed. To begin with, it sees the return of Will…
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Hamilton: Racial Reconciliation or Revolutionary Revisionism?
Three years ago, I was mortified when my teenage daughter became obsessed with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton, with…
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Review| Burden
Like I talked about in my review of last year’s Skin, it is difficult telling a story of America’s ugly past…
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“The Impossible Box” – Star Trek: Picard S1E06
Star Trek: Picard feels like a fever dream. It’s a big ball of nostalgia bouncing around a very modern sci-fi…
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Review| Reel Redemption
Reel Redemption is a visual essay by film critic and academic Tyler Smith about the conflicts between Hollywood and Christianity.…
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