Jodie Foster carries “A Private Life” on poise, precision and pure authority
A few weeks after watching the film “A Private Life” from Sony Pictures Classics, it still feels somewhat surreal to see Jodie Foster glide through a French movie, speaking flawless French and carrying the entire project on her shoulders.
Lucy Liu delivers a career Best Performance in “Rosemead”
Lucy Liu continues her shift towards more dramatic roles with a career-best performance in “Rosemead” from Vertical. Eric Lin directs the film and co-writes the script with Marilyn Fu.
K-Quick Talks: Opening for Legends, Building Legacy, and Staying Rooted in the DMV
Kicking off my first interview is DMV based rapper K-Quick
“The Plague” explores the quiet horror of belonging
The pain of adolescence is explored in “The Plague” from IFC Films. Charlie Polinger makes his directorial debut with this film.
Grief before the groans: “We Bury the Dead” walks a careful line
Director Zak Hilditch begins the 2026 movie season with the zombie thriller “We Bury the Dead,” produced by Vertical Entertainment. Hilditch also wrote the film’s screenplay.
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ turns a true-crime nightmare into a crowd-pleaser
On the morning of February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis walked into a mortgage office in Indianapolis convinced the system had finally turned on him. What followed was one of the most unsettling media spectacles of the decade: a 63-hour hostage standoff in which Kiritsis literally wired a sawed-off shotgun to both his victim’s neck and his own chest. It was desperation theater, broadcast live, raw and ugly, and fueled by a man who believed grievance was the same thing as righteousness.
Second Listen Sunday: Eric Benét, “It’s Christmas”
Eric Benét’s holiday album, “It’s Christmas”, finds the four-time Grammy nominee embracing comfort rather than challenge. He delivers a collection that is impeccably sung and tastefully arranged, though it ultimately feels a bit too cautious for an artist of his talent and history.
Slow Jam Saturday: Kevin Ross, “This Winter”
For the last Slow Jam Saturday of the year, I wanted to highlight one of the most underrated voices in music, Mr. Kevin Ross, and his recently released single “This Winter”.
‘Cover-Up’ review: Seymour Hersh and the long war against official silence
In the new Netflix documentary “Cover-Up,” Seymour Hersh’s career unfolds not as a triumphant victory lap but as a long-standing record of resistance against power, institutional silence, and the convenient amnesia that often passes for history.
‘Goodbye June’ review: Kate Winslet’s directorial debut explores family, grief and Christmas
Two weeks before Christmas, June (Helen Mirren) collapses at her kitchen counter, the kettle still warming, the day already lost. At the hospital, the verdict is swift and unsparing: the cancer has advanced beyond intervention, and time has narrowed to a matter of days
Amanda Seyfried can’t save ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ from its own cold ambition
It’s tempting to compare *The Testament of Ann Lee* to “The Brutalist,” but that comparison flatters this film more than it deserves. Writer-director duo Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet have previously demonstrated their capacity for elegance, with “The World to Come” being their most complete and emotionally coherent work. However, this latest effort feels more enamored with its own seriousness than with the fundamentals of storytelling.
Slow Jam Saturday: Gerald Levert, “Christmas Without My Girl”
When we reflect on Gerald Levert’s career, one of the most surprising things is that he never released a Christmas album. Given his immense talent, I am certain he could have easily crafted an album filled with romantic slow jams and festive holiday grooves.