Final Review Episode #22: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
FINAL REVIEW | SEASON #1 | EPISODE #22 “Silence of the Lambs” (1991) (Dir. Jonathan Demme) Final Review is kicking off the home stretch of season one with a deep dive into Oscar season. For the next three weeks, we’ll be covering three of our very favorite Best Picture winners. This week we dive deep […]
“Master” Works Well as a Character Drama, But Stumbles in Its Genre Elements (SXSW ‘22 Review)
Master tells the story of three black women at a prestigious New England liberal arts college clearly modeled on an Amherst or Williams. The first, played by the great Regina Hall (Support the Girls), has recently been promoted to “master” of a residence hall, the first woman to hold the position. The second, played by […]
Rita Moreno Shines in Otherwise Uneven “The Prank” (SXSW ‘22 Review)
In our modern age of unpredictable internet culture, anything can happen at any time and many people seem to just accept it. That seems to be the core angle of The Prank, a film that tackles concepts like fake news and false accusations in a way that is anything but subtle. Ben Palmer (Outmatched’s Connor […]
“Deep Water” Is an Absolute Mess… But I Kind of Loved It. (Review)
Once upon a time, not too long ago, a film like Deep Water would have been the water cooler talk of offices around the country. The tabloid drama surrounding Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas would have coalesced with the return to cinema off a two decade hiatus for legendary trash auteur Adrian Lyne into […]