Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 9: “Beard After Hours” – Review
A weird Scorsese riff comes out of nowhere after the emotional highs of last week’s episode.
Ben’s Column: The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) – Review
A mostly conventional biopic that seeks to redeem its main subject, featuring one of the year’s best performances.
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 8: “Man City” – Review
Ted Lasso’s longest episode yet may also be its best.
Ben’s Column: Mogul Mowgli (2021) – Review
While the film invites direct comparisons to Sound of Metal, Mogul Mowgli has different ambitions on its mind.
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 7: “Headspace” – Review
“Headspace” doesn’t introduce new conflicts; rather, they feel like natural extensions of what the show has been building towards throughout the season.
Ben’s Column: Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2021) – Review
A dynamic central performance and a solid directorial effort makes Anne at 13,000 Ft. a film that’s not to be missed.
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 6: “The Signal” – Review
If anything, “The Signal” shows that Ted Lasso can handle dramatic turns as well as it can the comedic moments.
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 5: “Rainbow” – Review
Season two juggles new plot developments and ignores newer ones, to mixed results.
Ben’s Column: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) – Review
A solid entry to the beginning of a new era for Marvel
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 4: “Carol of the Bells” – Review
Christmas comes early this year, in one of Ted Lasso’s best episodes.
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 3: “Do the Right-est Thing” – Review
If there’s one of Ted Lasso’s tertiary characters that I’m excited to see more of, it’s Sam Obisanya.
Ben’s Column: CODA (2021) – Review
Heder’s script has a few plot hurdles that keep it from greatness, but her heart is in the right place, and the film represents a promising step forward for her and Emilia Jones.
Ben’s Column: Nine Days (2020) – Review
Nine Days is a refreshingly unique film that announces Oda as an exciting voice with important things to say. The film could have easily slid into familiar sci-fi territory, devoting less time to the more existential issues and more time on structural bureaucracy.
Ben’s Column: Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 2: “Lavender” – Review
Here’s hoping that every episode title this season refers to a different flavor of tea.
Ben’s Column: Jungle Cruise (2021) – Review
If you’ve seen The African Queen, or Indiana Jones, or Pirates of the Caribbean, or The Lost City of Z, that seems like as safe a place as any to start when discussing Disney’s latest live-action adventure. Because Jungle Cruise feels largely indebted to all of those films, and pulls elements from each one, but still struggles to stand on its own.
