
Film: Emily the Criminal
Further evidence of Aubrey Plaza’s acting chops is extraneous at this point, but Emily the Criminal (2022) delivers it…
December 27, 2022Further evidence of Aubrey Plaza’s acting chops is extraneous at this point, but Emily the Criminal (2022) delivers it…
December 27, 2022Not many shows count as appointment television these days—especially for us card-carrying wait-for-it bingers—but HBO’s The White Lotus is…
December 18, 2022If anyone still has doubts that Aubrey Plaza can shift into another gear, Black Bear (2020) ought to dash…
January 3, 2021I know why I started watching An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2019): Aubrey Plaza, a performer with such…
July 4, 2020Filmmaker Jeff Baena, whose work includes quirky indies The Little Hours and Horse Girl, makes intriguing, entertaining films, so…
May 7, 2020In a genre beset by formulaic sameness, Legion stands out as a wildly inventive, perverse, and deeply weird trip…
April 9, 2020And now from the Department of Looks-Good-on-Paper comes Addicted to Fresno (2015), a breezy, energetic, and impressively cast dark…
August 2, 2019What I loved most about Legion’s inaugural season was the fearless, inventive way it took superhero TV into an…
May 12, 2019In retrospect, I shouldn’t be surprised by how much I enjoyed The Little Hours (2017), a ribald medieval comedy…
March 17, 2019Any doubts as to Aubrey Plaza’s acting chops should go out the window with Ingrid Goes West (2017), a…
March 18, 2018As film genres go, the teen sex comedy is mostly a toxic wasteland, but I enjoyed The To-Do List…
June 2, 2014The latest season of Parks and Recreation isn’t its funniest, but this comedy is such a well-oiled ship, and…
April 29, 2014With the conclusion of the Great Condo Disaster (now on its last legs), time to catch up on the…
July 19, 2013How refreshing it is to get hooked on a high quality comedy series that’s still around to be supported! …
December 28, 2012If you’re in the mood for a subdued, quirky indie comedy with some genre twists, definitely check out Safety…
December 3, 2012