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‘Lady Dynamite’ Season 2 Trailer: Maria Bamford’s World Goes Upside Down

October 18, 2017 12:55 pm

Last summer, Maria Bamford joined the throng of must-binge Netflix shows with "Lady Dynamite." The comedy, loosely based on her own life, was an instant hit, moving beyond diehard fans and capturing a larger au...

‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’ Is A Bloody, Meaty, Gruesome Blast [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 2, 2017 7:30 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

The book that will someday be written detailing the evolution of the cinematic head-stomp will be divided, rather like the most unfortunate victim of "Bone Tomahawk," into two halves: before S. Craig Zahler's '...

Brett Gelman & Michael Cera Get Weird In New Trailer For ‘Lemon’

Kevin Jagernauth

July 10, 2017 2:44 pm

News, Trailers

"Twin Peaks" is providing plenty of summer weirdness on the small screen, but if you're looking for something oddball at the cinema, put "Lemon" on your list. The new comedy from director Janicza Bravo premiere...

Sour ‘Lemon’ With Brett Gelman, Michael Cera, Judy Greer & Gillan Jacobs Is Heavy On Quirk, But Little Else [Rotterdam Review]

Jessica Kiang

January 30, 2017 10:19 am

Reviews

So often the problem with quirk is not the quirk itself, but the fact that the quirk is alloyed with sentimentality, and the resulting whimsy becomes just too cute to bear. So Janicza Bravo's directorial debut,...