What’s So Bad About Being a Monster?
What I liked about monsters was never that they taught me to love my body. If anything, that would have reproduced the same representational problem in a slightly more gothic…
Maddie’s Secret: John Early’s pastiche of after-school specials mixes belly laughs with gut punches.
When Maddie’s Secret premiered at TIFF last year, it was shrouded in secrecy. Marking the directorial debut of actor and comedian John Early (who also stars and wrote the screenplay),…
Stone Reader
In 2002, Dow Mossman was the subject of the documentary film Stone Reader by Mark Moskowitz, which chronicled the director's attempt to resuscitate the acclaimed book and speak to its…
The “Crisis” of Male Adolescence Is Nothing New
Boys don’t need special treatment—it’s entitlement that’s getting them into trouble.
This Undersung Show Is Back For Its Final Season
The groundbreaking Max comedy series sticks the landing as it wraps up.
A Trite Dramatization of the Oslo Peace Accords
An adaptation of the Tony-winning play, Oslo‘s apolitical take on the Israel-Palestine conflict is of little use to anyone.
‘Alias Grace’ Is a Fierce, Timely Adaptation of Atwood’s Masterpiece
It’s easy to say Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace speaks to the cultural moment. But that “moment” — the predatory sexual behavior of men and the undue burden it places on…