Reviews

Film & TV: Under the Shadow

TLS follows the story of a mother and her daughter under duress from both physical and spiritual threats in 1980s Tehran. [Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: The Invisible Man (2020)

Watch TLS disappear into a rather divisive discussion about Blumhouse Production’s post-modern take on The Invisible Man.
[Aggregate score: 6.25]

Film & TV: Interview with Walker Whited, director of “By Night’s End”

Steve and Chris talk with director, Walker Whited about his life as a filmmaker and his new psychological action thriller, By Night’s End, widely available on VOD October 6, 2020.

By Night’s End: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9779290/
Walker’s production company, W² Media: http://www.wsquaredmedia.com/

Film & TV: RoboCop

Following up our previous coverage of a Paul Verhoeven joint, TLS reviews his earlier iconic satire/critique of American society and culture.
[Aggregate score: 9.25]

Literature: The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu

The crew buzzes around the nest about this multiple-award-nominated story and its tale of two insect communities. [Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: The Devil All the Time

TLS takes an uneasy ride through this uneven piece of small town 50-60s-era gothic Americana. [Aggregate score: 6.75]

AFI Top 100 #094: Pulp Fiction

TLS sits down for a tasty review of Quentin Tarantino’s post-modern gangster mashup. [Aggregate score: 9.75]

Film & TV: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

TLS checks out Charlie Kaufman’s latest fancifully reflective flick.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]

Film & TV: Never Rarely Sometimes Always

TLS sits down for a both realistically somber and well constructed piece about the experience of two young women in modern America.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Bill & Ted Face the Music

Welcome back dudes! 25 years later, we catch up with the most excellent duo in the midst of their mid-life/world-saving crises.
[Aggregate score: 5.75]