I’ve always had a soft spot for immigration stories, especially considering both sets of my grandparents came to America from Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century. By escaping the oppression they faced as Jews, my grandparents traveled to a new world rife with problems of its own. They struggled to fit in... Continue Reading →
TV Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend ★★★★
Unbreakable, they alive damn it, Kimmy Schmidt fans rejoice, after four seasons and 51 episodes, Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) is back on Netflix this Tuesday May 12th in her very own interactive special. It’s like a TV version of one of those choose your own adventure books you probably read as a kid. So get your... Continue Reading →
The Walking Deadpan – Film Review: The Dead Don’t Die ★★★
Right from the very beginning, writer/director Jim Jarmusch quickly established himself as the voice of deader than deadpan comedy. So what better genre for him to tackle this time out than an all-out zombie flick? Unfortunately, after years and years of undead stories, The Dead Don’t Die comes off as an amusing trifle at best,... Continue Reading →