I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” on New Year’s Day
We’ll be talking about the best movies about the year, actors’ terrible onscreen accents, unsung production heroes of cinema, and a lot more.
Year: 2016
Collateral Beauty movie review: there is no beauty in this
Appalling and sadistic. How can anyone who is not a sociopath look at this horrible attempt at feel-good fantasy and say, “This is fine, this is healthy”?
still heartbroken over Doctor Who (“The Return of Doctor Mysterio” open thread)
I continue to be done with Doctor Who… [This post is not behind the paywall.]
curated: representation matters (Moana edition)
I love this.
Passengers movie review: lost in sexist space
After a few quick nods to the profoundly unethical act at its core, it shrugs it off and uses it as the basis for its fairy-tale romance. This is not okay.
curated: why Star Trek remains so relevant…
Infinite facepalms in infinite combination…
Barcelona photos: Christmas lights
So much pretty…
AWFJ 2016 EDA Awards winners announced
Moonlight leads, with seven awards…
Hidden Figures movie review: triumph of the black girl geeks
The it’s-about-damn-time true story that puts paid to the notion that only white men had the Right Stuff. Often funny, ultimately feel-good, hugely exhilarating.
