“So why was I born a woman?” “Even Heaven makes mistakes.” This feels so distinctly a trans narrative that I actually gasped when I read it. When I was young, I too thought heaven had made a mistake in the form given to me. I asked this question, about whether that form was a mistake, … Read more
Still, there’s Holland, who, like frequent scene partner Seyfried, brings considerable pathos and effort to the role. I cannot be too specific about what he does or why he does it, but there are glimmers of a truly tremendous actor in him. He conveys lightness and joy with equal surefootedness as he does moments of … Read more
After an emotionally exhausting experience making The Crowded Room, Tom Holland says that he’s taking a year off. Tom Holland may have happily swung from the tallest buildings and plundered ancient treasure, but the emotional toll of The Crowded Room was so gruelling that the actor has decided to take a full year off. The … Read more
Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried headline this twisty drama that keeps you guessing every single episode. Plot: Danny Sullivan is a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. A captivating thriller told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin, Danny’s life story unfolds, … Read more
Far more than a simple portrayal of someone tangential to fame, or even some middling cautionary tale about the effects of excess, “Anita” provides a deep, nuanced look at this individual, including her successes and failures. It’s a deeply human look at a remarkable woman and how her story intersected with some of the period’s … Read more
David Wojnarowicz was born in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1954. Red Bank is located in Monmouth County, a suburban subset just west of the New Jersey shoreline. The borough is bound on its north edge by the Navesink River, an estuary that made Red Bank a popular site for shipbuilding in the early 17th … Read more