Articles by Marriska Fernandes

'The Lost City' Finds Pure Escapism
Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
After two years of pandemic fatigue, there's nothing quite like hearing booming laughs echo throughout the theatre. The Lost City delivers...
'WeCrashed' Is Stranger Than Fiction
Created by Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello
PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2022
In a familiar story about the rise of fall of billionaire entrepreneurs, WeCrashed is an equally fun, appalling and entertaining series, mo...
'The Dropout' Is Draining
Created by Elizabeth Meriwether
PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2022
The Dropout has interesting source material, as it's based on the true scamming story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (played impeccab...
'Fresh' Takes a Bite Out of Modern Dating
Directed by Mimi Cave
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2022
Dating in the modern world is a horrifying punch to the gut with an endless line of creeps, and the filmmakers add a fresh spin by biting i...
The New 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Is a Buzzkill
Directed by David Blue Garcia
PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022
Netflix's new Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel doesn't hold back on violence, as was to be expected. It's all guts and gory, but is disappoin...
'Drive My Car' Takes the Slow Lane to an Emotional Payoff
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2022
Drive My Car is a beautifully wrapped quiet work of art that hits you when you least expect it. It's a slow-burning arthouse vehicle about...
'Death on the Nile' Has Flaws in Its Case
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2022
Kenneth Branagh and his iconic bushy 'stache are back. The director returns as Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile, his second remake of an...
'I Want You Back' Is Cheesy in Just the Right Way
Directed by Jason Orley
PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2022
As far as rom-coms go, they don't make 'em like they used to. The tried-and-true formula has been worn out so much so that Hollywood studio...