HBO’s The Sympathizer Is a Piercing Cold War Spy Thriller Grounded by Park Chan-wook
HBO’s Cold War thriller The Sympathizer boasts a stacked cast and an intriguing premise, but it’s the direction and unknown lead that anchor this series.
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Prime Video’s Fallout Adaptation Is the Bomb
The Fallout TV series is a successful spin on its source material, not only emulating the franchise, but successfully mutating it into something new.
Alex Garland’s Civil War Battles Its Aimless Cynicism
Alex Garland’s ambitions outpace his insight with this nihilistic and hollow look at war and war journalism. Our Civil War review:
Travels, Trysts, and Tribulations: Comedian Kristen Van Nest’s Debut Memoir Has It All
In her debut comedic travel memoir, Kristen Van Nest juggles business and personal relations across the globe.
In 1999, Doug Liman Decided to Go to a Career High
To root the characters firmly in 1999, much of the action revolves around a Christmas-season rave, but the movie seems to understand that this has more to do with youthful trends than some kind of seismic cultural shift – an understanding Liman also applied to the near-instantly dated pseudo-hepcat scene the guys navigate in Swingers.