film & tv

Film & TV: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

In Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film release, TLS salutes the fading days of Golden Age tinsel town through a meta-Western bent.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: The Art of Self Defense

TLS attempt to become “real men” in the off-beat quirky dark comedy, The Art of Self-Defense.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: Midsommar

TLS visits a secluded Swedish community and explores themes of relationships and grief in Ari Aster’s masterful Midsommar.
[Aggregate score: 10]

Film & TV: Child’s Play (2019)

Chucky’s back, Jack! TLS takes on the modern reimagining of the classic killer doll in the 2019 version of Child’s Play.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: Space Battleship Yamato

International sci-fi flies on with an anime-based movie about the plucky crew of Earth’s last spaceship and their final mission against an alien threat.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]

Film & TV: La Jetée

TLS dives backward in time to review masterfully moody French short, La Jetée, the precursor and genesis to 12 Monkeys.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Pokemon Detective Pikachu

On the trail of big-name franchise adaptations, TLS discovers one that’s quite decently done in Pokemon Detective Pikachu. Also known as: Ryan Reynolds’ Dick Pik.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]

Film & TV: Rashomon

Reality is perception; TLS dissects this idea through the mirror of Akira Kurosawa’s famous and influential Rashomon.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Taking on the third entry in the tales of master assassin John Wick, TLS decides how on target the latest in series lands.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

Our Asian martial arts flavored odyssey continues with a stolen statue head in Thailand, and the man determined to get it back at all costs, in Ong-Bak. [Aggregate score: 9]