Articles by Alisha Mughal

'Cowboys' Reminds Us That the Kids Are Alright — It's the Parents Who Need to Get It Together
Directed by Anna Kerrigan
PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2021
The first few moments of Cowboys play out like a Jimmy Stewart Western — The Cheyenne Social Club, to be exact. Two figures riding on a sin...
Bill Jr. Jr.'s 'Homebody' Will Make You Question Space and Time
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2021
The space we occupy is a curious thing. I am in a contained room, but I am also in my mind within a room, and my mind is boundless. Is my r...
'The White Tiger' Offers Incisive Commentary on India's Class Division
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2021
It might be tempting to compare The White Tiger to Slumdog Millionaire, but you'd do a disservice to the former specifically and the genre...
'PG: Psycho Goreman' Is Bloody Good Fun
Directed by Steven Kostanski
PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2021
In her 1964 essay Notes on 'Camp', Susan Sontag says of camp that it is "the love of the exaggerated." In other words, what is campy isn't...
Chadwick Boseman Gives a Masterful Final Performance in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
Directed by George C. Wolfe
PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a perfect example of a well-adapted play: it's economical in its use of space, the monologues are mighty, and p...
Edmonton's Yes Nice Kindle Yacht Rock's 'Eternal Flame'
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2020
Yacht rock is like if disco and folk had a super chill baby. Not so much to be danced to as it is a soundtrack to sweet, calm thoughts by t...
'Happiest Season' Ought to Be a New Christmas Classic
Directed by Clea DuVall
PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2020
With Happiest Season, Clea DuVall has gifted us what just might be the definitive modern Christmas rom-com (step aside, Love Actually and T...
'Dinner with Friends' Has Too Much Dinner and Not Enough Friends
Directed by Nicol Paone
PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2020
On paper, the Nicol Paone-written and -directed comedy Dinner with Friends looks lighthearted and fun — an easy and entertaining film for t...