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Entertainment recommendations from the Chimes staff
Looking for art and entertainment to feed your weary soul while in quarantine/self-isolation? The Chimes staff is here to help with recommendations of our favorite books, movies and TV shows! Garrett...
View ArticleTiger King is a glittering American dumpster fire
I first heard of “Tiger King” through Instagram memes. The Netflix original series had and continues to have the best PR money can’t buy: internet humor. It was a fitting entrance to a chaotic show. I...
View Article“The Platform” raises horrific concerns over inequality
In 2020, Netflix bought the rights to “The Platform,” a claustrophobic Spanish horror film. The film focuses on a simple, unique premise. The Hole, also known as the vertical self-management center,...
View Article“Bacurau” is a bloody, political Brazilian western
“Bacurau,” written and directed by Brazilian filmmakers Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, is no doubt a political effort, following the path set by Mendonça Filho’s previous works such as...
View ArticleThe faux progressivism of “Scoob!”
The latest Scooby Doo movie, “Scoob!”, is an artificial neo-liberal take on the “pup named Scooby Doo” series. “Scoob!” was meant to be the first entry into the Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe,...
View ArticleNolan plays with time in artful blockbuster “Tenet”
“Tenet” is a Christopher Nolan film. That may be a simplistic description, but it’s strikingly accurate. It’s polished, extravagant, intriguing, and entertaining: a textbook blockbuster, and yet...
View ArticleSnappy dialogue can’t save “The Trial of the Chicago 7” from bad directing
There’s a fine line between making a film widely accessible and pandering to an audience, a line directors must toe carefully when producing inspirational historical dramas. This line is crossed when a...
View Article“Malcolm & Marie” smothers itself in pretension
Netflix’s “Malcolm & Marie,” filmed last June and July, is an emotional rollercoaster that at times feels like an insane mixture of Platonic dialogues, silent movies and indie music videos. It’s...
View ArticleFestival smash-hit “Nomadland” polished yet empty
Is the romanticization of poverty empowerment for the impoverished? Or is it merely sadist escapism for the wealthy? Based on a non-fiction work from journalist Jessica Bruder, director Chloé Zhao’s...
View ArticleI Care A Lot leans out of girl boss trope
As headlines break about New York’s Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo dooming thousands of eldery persons to COVID-related deaths, “I Care A Lot” is a fitting watch and a reminder of how easy it is to...
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