British TV therapy
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As George Bernard Shaw quipped, “The British and the Americans are two great peoples divided by a common tongue.” Yet, the official UK opinion polls put...
Category: Movie Reviews
The best Thanksgiving dinner scenes in film
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Unlike many Christmas- themed films, movies with Thanksgiving scenes often portray this holiday with a bit more realism; or, in the absence of realism, pointed comedy that explores the...
Grand mastery
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When a lot of people like something, it’s typically wise to give it a wide berth until evidence suggests otherwise. Suffice to say, succumbing to the buzz surrounding the...
The making of Ziggy Stardust
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff David Bowie is firmly cemented in music history as a worldwide rock icon who pushed the limits and dared to be exactly who he wanted to be — whether...
‘A different way for the water to be for a little while’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If there ever was a show that succeeded in tackling the great intangible of the afterlife with equal parts comedy and pathos, The Good Place is it. The underlying...
‘Hillbilly Elegy’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Our fellow countrymen have always had a tumultuous relationship with the American Dream. Serving as a national ethos of the United States, the American Dream is a set of...
‘The Mandolorian’ Season 2 hits Disney+
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s already well established that The Mandalorian is a better addition to the Star Wars universe than the prequel trilogy, the standalone Solo film and even the final trilogy...
Mystery reimagined
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Netflix original Enola Holmes is the latest endeavor for 16-year-old rising actress Millie Bobby Brown, who found fame in her role as Eleven in the hit series Stranger...
Eat the rich… before they eat you
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There comes a time — many, many times, in fact — when poor people have had enough of rich peoples’ bullshit. The United States’ insurgency notwithstanding, as it was...
Feel-good movies – without all the cheese
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Let’s face it: 2020 sucks. As we all find ways to supplant the constant bad news with ways to enrich our souls, feel-good movies often distract from the crushing...
