‘Harlem Season Two’ Review: Amazon Prime’s Gorgeous Series Delightfully Evolves with Black Joy at its Center Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 by Matthew Koss Harlem Season Two cements the main cast as actors on the rise as the series continues to evolve, delight and authentically challenge its leads. Read more Category: TV
‘The French Dispatch’ Review: Completely Wes Anderson, Yet Not Totally Satisfying Posted on November 8, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss As standalone shorts, Wes Anderson makes the case that independent and distinctive vignettes are just as captivating as feature-length Read more Category: Film
‘Never Have I Ever, Season 2’ Review: As Wonderful and Charming as its First Season Posted on July 22, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss Netflix’s Never Have I Ever has an incredibly winning season for a show that already had a stellar, engaging first run. Read more Category: TV
‘Shiva Baby’ Review: An Exceptional Directorial Debut of Controlled Chaos Posted on July 13, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby is an astonishing directorial debut, and there’s a good reason it’s the talk of the town. Read more Category: Film
‘Starstruck’ TV Review: And So Begins the Rise of Kiwi Comedian Rose Matafeo Posted on June 24, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss HBO Max’s romantic series Starstruck is truly a gem. At just over twenty minutes an episode, Rose Matafeo’s series is delightfully messy. Read more Category: TV
‘Spontaneous’ Review: Just Because it has Never Happened, Doesn’t Mean it Won’t Posted on April 22, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss Spontaneous is an outrageous, dark horror-comedy from a writer/director Brian Duffield, who brought you The Babysitter and Love and Monsters. Read more Category: Film
‘Thunder Force’ Review: Sit Back, Grab a Beer, and Release the Shenanigans Posted on April 20, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss In Netflix’s Thunder Force, Melissa McCarthy teams up with Octavia Spencer to play superheroes fighting deadly villains in the early ’80s. Read more Category: Film
‘Bad Trip’ Review: The Hidden Camera Scheme Just Gets Better and Better in this Gem Posted on April 14, 2021March 14, 2023 by Matthew Koss Filmed over four years, Netflix’s Bad Trip starring Eric Andre and Tiffany Haddish is about chasing love.. potentially for the wrong reasons. Read more Category: Film