20 December 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
The Force Awakens was the female-led Heroes Journey I’d dreamed of through a tomboy childhood. Rogue One is just flat out an amazing Star Wars movie. Rogue One: A Star …
22 September 2016
SDCC ’16: Inside the Salem Press Room
By Rachael Nisenkier // TV
CLICK HERE to read our full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. WGN’s brutal period piece Salem thrives at the intersection of history and fantasy – with a healthy heaping …
05 September 2016
SDCC ’16: Inside the Powerpuff Girls Press Room
By Rachael Nisenkier // TV
CLICK HERE to read our full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. The Cartoon Network press room at Comic-Con this year was an adorable place full of really excited creators …
18 August 2016
SDCC ’16: Inside the Arrow Press Room
By Rachael Nisenkier // TV
CLICK HERE to read our full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. Team Arrow has grown over the years, and the expanded cast (not to mention showrunner Wendy Mericle) have …
08 August 2016
SDCC ’16 Exclusive: Elia Petridis talks Virtual Reality
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
CLICK HERE to read our full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. The movie business is about to experience the next true revolution – the intersection of science and art …
09 June 2016
Neighbors 2
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
I’m as surprised as the next person to write the following sentence – I think Neighbors 2 might turn out to be my favorite movie of the year. Now hear …
26 May 2016
Pay Attention to Grace & Frankie
By Rachael Nisenkier // TV
I don’t think there are enough words in the English language to design how revolutionary watching Grace and Frankie can feel. There are actual honest to God sexy sex scenes …
23 May 2016
Disney Live: The Jungle Book
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
The Jungle Book is probably the most out and out successful of the recent string of “Let’s Remake A Classic Disney Movie to Try and Wring More Money Out Of …
11 May 2016
Captain America: Civil War
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
It is easy to become cynical about the state of modern movie making – to focus on the role that international sales (mostly to China) and established franchises play in …
22 December 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
It is my humble opinion that, when it comes to a cultural landmark movie like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, even opinions and critical consensus constitute a spoiler. For that …
19 November 2015
The Daily Show with… Trevor Noah
By Rachael Nisenkier // TV
I am finally read to say it: I love Trevor Noah. The most remarkable part of all this is that The Daily Show, with its new host, remains The Daily …
07 July 2015
Magic Mike XXL
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
The first Magic Mike was an art house movie pretending it was Middle Aged Lady Porn. Stephen Soderbergh made a movie about addiction and dreaming, about the laziness of one’s …
01 July 2015
Inside Out
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
In a way, I exist between the audiences that Inside Out is pointed at: parents + kids. I’m long since past when my own imaginary friend faded away (RIP Doadie), …
25 May 2015
Pitch Perfect 2
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
Comedy sequels are a tough bunch. The road is littered with sequels that tarnished the beauty of their original – Legally Blonde 2, Miss Congeniality 2, Being It On Again. …
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