Film/Stage/TV Reviews

‘True Detective’ Episode 2 Shakes Loose Plenty of Clues

January 21, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

The following review contains spoilers for “True Detective” Season 4, Episode 2, “Part 2” — the second hour of “Night Country.” What do we know about Raymond Clark? We know he’s a scientist at the Tsalal […]

‘Power’ Review: Yance Ford’s Netflix Documentary

January 18, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

A dryly succinct but thoroughly convincing Netflix documentary about the corruptive history of American policing, Yance Ford’s “Power” articulates in the clearest possible terms how 18th century slave patrols and the frontier militias that followed […]

‘Girls State’ Review: Apple’s Strong Documentary Sequel

January 18, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Winner of the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2020, Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ “Boys State” embodied the best and worst of the eponymous tradition that it captured on camera: An […]

Movie Review: Kevin Hart’s ‘Lift’ Disappoints

January 11, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

We know exactly what “Lift” means for its lead star and producer Kevin Hart. The Netflix heist film means Hart is tripling down on his action comedy genre films following “The Man from Toronto” while […]