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“The Last of Us” Season One Review

With some exceptions, there are a lot of terrible film and television adaptations of video games. Many great games just…

Bella Ramsey, Drama, Ellie, HBO, Naughty Dog, Pedro Pascal, Post-Apocalypse, Streaming, Televsion, The Last of Us

“The Woman in the Window” Review

None of the acting talent of Amy Adams can save “The Woman in the Window” from itself. The film’s core…

Amy Adams, Bad Movie, Film, Movies, Video Lab Podcast, Woman in the Window

“Another Round” (2020) Review

“Another Round” is the story of middle aged Danish men in a rut, who become alcoholics while convincing themselves they…

Another Round, Film, Lars Ranthe, Mads Mikkelsen, Magnus Millang, Movies, Thomas Bo Larsen, Video Lab Podcast

“Snowpiercer” Review (2013)

“Snowpiercer” is a perfect metaphor of a film that conveys Boon Jong Ho’s lens for radicalism and social justice. More…

Boon Jong Ho, Chris Evans, Ed Harris, Film, John Hurt, Kang-ho Song, Movies, Snowpiercer, Tilda Swinton, Video Lab Podcast

“Andor” Season 1 Review

“Andor” is the first Star Wars story to truly jettison the space western epic framework and to instead treat the…

Andor, Andor Review, Film, Movies, Star Wars

American Democracy is Flawed, Primed to Fail, and Forever Worth Fighting For

The status quo of American politics is mostly bleak. One of its two major political parties has been radicalizing against…

2022, Authoritarianism, Democrats, Fascism, Politics, Republicans, Trump

“Nobody” (2021) Review

“Nobody” is a true sister film to the “John Wick” series, even being written by Derek Kolstad, writer of the…

Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Film, Film review, John Wick, Movies, Nobody, Nobody Movie, Video Lab Podcast

“Bad Trip” (2021) Review

It’s hard to even know what to say about a movie like “Bad Trip.” Comedy is a difficult genre for…

Bad Trip, Comedy, Eric Andre, Film, Film review, movie review, Movies, Parody, Podcast, Video Lab Podcast

“Tenet” (2020) Review

“Tenet” is unquestionably one of the most convoluted films ever made, such that its hard to imagine any studio green-lighting…

christopher nolan, Film, Inception, Interstellar, John David Washington, Memento, Movies, Robert Pattinson, Tenet, The Video Lab Podcast

“The Last Duel” (2021) Review

Ridley Scott is right and you should feel bad for not seeing the “The Last Duel” last year. The film…

Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Film Reviews, Films, Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Movie Reviews, Movies, Ridley Scott, The Last Duel

“Last Night in Soho” (2021) Review

“Last Night in Soho” is a stylized psychological thriller that revels in the nostalgia of London and 1960’s culture, adding…

Anya Taylor-Joy, Edgar Wright, Film, Film review, Matt Smith, Movie, movie review, Thriller

“No Time to Die” (2021) Review

007 is fun again. Throughout Daniel Craig’s tenure as the U.K.’s top agent, the Bond character has been stuck in…

007, Action, Ana de Armas, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, Film, Film review, James Bond, Lea Seydoux, Movie, movie review, Skyfall, Spectre

“Dune: Part One” (2021) Review

The spice must flow. “Dune: Part One” is a superb film that succeeds because it had a production and writing…

Denis Vellenueve, Film, Jason Mamoa, Movies, Oscar Isaac, Sci-fi, Timothee Chalamet

“I Care A Lot” (2020) Review

I Care A Lot is reminiscent of a Shakespearean drama. There are no protagonists, and a lesser of two evils…

Dianne Wiest, Film, Film review, I care a lot movie, Movie Reviews, Movies, Peter Dinklage, Video Lab Podcast

“Nomadland” (2020) Review

Check out the Video Lab Podcast’s episode on the film! The most insightful elements of “Nomadland” are those not explicitly…

Chloe Zhao, David Strathairn, Film, Film review, Frances McDormand, movie review, Movies, Nomadland, Video Lab Podcast

“Sound of Metal” (2019) Review

Check out the Video Lab Podcast’s episode on this film! As a film centering around a person losing their hearing,…

Film, movie review, Movies, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal, Sound of Metal Review, Video Lab Podcast

Decade-Late Thoughts on “Lost”

At the insistence of my fiancée, I recently, for the first time, watched all six seasons of “Lost” (2004-2010) from…

Decade-Late Thoughts on Lost, Lost, Lost Review, Lost Show, Streaming Content, Television

“Prospect” (2018) Review

While calling it a western film isn’t an official designation, “Prospect” feels like it could be a transplanted story from…

Film, Jay Duplass, movie review, Movies, Pedro Pascal, Prospect, Prospect Movie, Prospect Review, Sophie Thatcher, Video Lab Podcast

“Queens Gambit” (2020) Review

Check out this episode of the Video Lab Podcast, where myself, Sam, and another guest get together to discuss “The…

Anya Taylor-Joy, Harry Melling, Netflix, The Queen's Gambit, The Queen's Gambit Review, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Video Lab Podcast

“One Night in Miami” (2020) Review

Check out this episode of the Video Lab Podcast, where myself, Sam, and special guest Maggie Scott discuss this film…

Aldis Hodge, Cassius Clay, Civil Rights Movement, Eli Goree, Film, Film review, Jim Brown, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr., Malcom X, Movies, Muhammed Ali, One Night in Miami, Regina King, Sam Cooke, Video Lab Podcast

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