Written by Anna Harrison "Where Twohey and Kantor’s reporting was groundbreaking, the movie that it (and their subsequent book) inspired is less so, marred by the pedestrian way in which it’s shot and, mostly, its own self-congratulation: Hooray, they cured … Continue reading.
Tag: Anna Harrison
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Written by Anna Harrison "King T’Challa was not only poised to be Wakanda’s greatest ruler, he was set to become the next great cultural icon; his loss threw the future of both Wakanda and the MCU into disarray. How do … Continue reading.
Werewolf by Night
Written by Anna Harrison "With only a 53-minute runtime, it’s a breezy, self-contained trip down memory lane to Universal’s classic monster movies, with nary a trace of the MCU to be found..."… Continue reading.
VIFF 2022: The Banshees of Inisherin
Written by Anna Harrison "Pádraic Súillebháin (Farrell) and Colm Doherty (Gleeson) are the best of friends, until one day, quite suddenly, they’re not. “I just don’t like you no more,” Colm explains, and that’s that. In Colm’s defense, Pádraic is … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2022: Employee of the Month
Written by Anna Harrison "Inès deserves a raise. As legal consultant and de facto secretary of EcoCleanPro, she has been diligently following the wishes of her boss, Patrick, for more than a decade, and though she smarts at the casual … Continue reading.
House of the Dragon (Season 1)
Written by Anna Harrison "From the first, “House of the Dragon” was in a precarious position: how do you follow up to one of the most beloved and one of the most reviled television shows in history? It would be … Continue reading.
Triangle of Sadness
Written by Anna Harrison "“Triangle of Sadness” is many things. It is not, however, subtle—unless you think a sledgehammer is, too. ..."… Continue reading.
Tár
Written by Anna Harrison "While director Todd Field, who returns after a 16-year absence, clearly has the current landscape in mind, to call “Tár” a “cancel culture movie” reduces its depth, just as any cry of cancel culture—whether condemning or … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2022: Wes Schlagenauf is Dying
Written by Anna Harrison "Pandemic movies are, by and large, horrible ideas—at least in my esteemed opinion. “Wes Schlagenauf is Dying” is one such ill-advised pandemic movie, but merrily skirts around many of the issues..."… Continue reading.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Written by Anna Harrison "“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” is “Legends of Tomorrow” with five times the budget but only half of the cleverness: an unnecessary superhero show added to an already sprawling empire..."… Continue reading.









