Netflix’s ‘Wish Dragon’ is a Colorful Story That Gives a New Spin on a Familiar Tale
Photo: ‘Wish Dragon’/Netflix “You’re the peasant. She’s the princess. It’s a tale as old as time!” ‘Wish Dragon’ is an animated comedy film written and directed by Chris Appelhans in his directorial debut. The story follows Din (played by Jimmy Wong), a working-class...
‘Shapeless’: Should Hollywood Stop Sensationalizing Pain And Suffering?
Photo: ‘Shapeless’ Awareness Or Strategy Before I get into this review, I want to put a trigger warning in the very beginning, as I will be discussing topics in detail that readers may find upsetting. If discourse around the topic of eating disorders is bothersome to...
‘Scenes from a Marriage’: The Gold Standard of Relationship Analysis
Photo: ‘Scenes from a Marriage’/Sveriges Radio Please note that this is a review of the mini-series, not the theatrical version. With the announcement of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and last week’s trailer drop, anticipation for Mia Hansen-Løve’s newest...
Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Infinite’: Paramount+ Original Trades Narrative Coherence for High-Flying Action
Photo: ‘Infinite’/Paramount+ Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Infinite’ (2021) opens with a dry narration of the movie’s logline from a dispassionate Mark Wahlberg, exclaiming “There are among us a people gifted with perfect memory of all their past lives. They call themselves...
