film & tv

Film & TV: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Won’t you be our neighbors while we review the reaffirming (inspired by a) true story of a jaded journalist and his encounters with one Mr. Fred Rogers. [Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: The Irishman

TLS muddles around and talks long-windedly about The Irishman, which in no way is itself muddling or long-winded, and if you hear otherwise– remember Jimmy Hoffa.
[Aggregate score 6.3]

Film & TV: Jojo Rabbit

TLS heads into the final days of WWII-era Germany to review Taika Waititi’s whimsical yet dramatically moving tale about a boy and his imaginary Hitler.
[Aggregate score: 9.7]

Film & TV: Parasite

TLS scams their way into a review of Bong Joon-ho’s smart and sassy modern satire, Parasite.
[Aggregate score: 9.3]

Film & TV: The Lighthouse

Trapped together in a claustrophobic and disconcerting situation, TLS navigates a review of the often disturbing, sometimes humorous, but constantly compelling sophomore effort by Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse.
[Aggregate score: 9.6]

Film & TV: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Two old crew reflect a bit on Breaking Bad and review the Netflix film follow up to its story, El Camino.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Ad Astra

Such is the gravity of Heart of Darkness that its resonance can be felt far away in space. The caveat being the further the signal travels, the less clear it seems, ala Ad Astra.
[Aggregate score: 5.75]

Film & TV: The Lives of Others

We continue our journey through foreign language films with a review of The Lives of Others, a movie about life in state-controlled East Germany shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. [Aggregate score: 9.6]

Film & TV: The Distinguished Citizen

Stopping down in South America on their global cinema tour, TLS hangs out with a renowned author returning to his hometown to find out what people really think of him and his work.
[Aggregate score: 10]

Film & TV: Timbuktu

TLS travels to the troubled land of Timbuktu in this nuanced look at the life and times of the city and its citizens under extremist occupation. [Aggregate score: 8]