I believed I had grown tired with the origin story. The once fresh concept had long ago grown stale to the point that even the phrase had taken on negative connotations. My fear was that Cruella would be one of those creatively stale films that dragged out the iconic villainess, only to put her through […] More
Even just ten years ago, it would have been tough to imagine someone in Barry Jenkins’ position following up the Oscar-winning likes of Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk with a 10-episode television series for Amazon. That it doesn’t seem too far-fetched is a sign of how the times have changed. We’re lucky for this shift, as without it […] More