Ramita Setty
One step forward, two steps back with ‘The Little Mermaid’
Disney’s latest live-action fare, “The Little Mermaid” is officially releasing next Friday, May 26. The film has previously had a turbulent build-up to that...
‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ has no magic present
All the ingredients needed to make “Peter Pan & Wendy” a fun, swashbuckling adventure are present, but it fails to fully come across. Perhaps...
HBO Max-Discovery merger will have huge implications for the future of the streaming service
On May 23, Warner Bros. will merge their two streaming services: HBO Max and Discovery Plus under a new service simply titled Max. The...
‘Beef’ is another example of why not everything needs to be a miniseries
“Beef,” a product of a collaboration between Netflix and A24 seemed promising with a darkly thrilling premise: two deeply unsatisfied people that get into...
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ is a soap opera disguised as a story about...
The fictional 1970s rock band “Daisy Jones and the Six,” inspired by Fleetwood Mac, are working towards becoming the iconic band the series sells...
Netflix’s ‘Unlocked’ should stay locked away
There’s nothing modern horror and thriller writers hate more than a cell phone. A device that the characters can use to call for help...
Manslaughter charges filed against Alec Baldwin in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
A little over a year ago, a tiny film set in New Mexico exploded into larger publicity and controversy when a prop gun fired...
‘Women Talking’ tackles uncomfortable questions
Upon seeing the costumes in “Women Talking,” I assumed that it was a period piece, perhaps set sometime in the 19th century. Then I...
Despite all its visual beauty, you can skip ‘The Pale Blue Eye’
An eerie gothic ambiance permeates “The Pale Blue Eye,” with crisp shots of the bleak, desolate landscape and the haunting figure of the Military...
The Cons of Therapy
Telling someone to, “just go to therapy” seems to be a common refrain these days. After all, therapy no longer has the extreme social...