Andrew Crump, Author at The Playlist

‘Gen V’ Review: Amazon’s Super-Youth Rebellion Stalls Over Franchise Demands

September 27, 2023 12:15 pm

If Prime Video's “The Boys'” slow submission to superhero franchising’s demands over the course of its four years on streaming has left your stomach roiling, slam a shot of Pepto-Bismol and relax; it’s part of...

‘Foundation’ Review: Apple TV+’s Sci-Fi Colossus Gains New Immediacy, Plus Lee Pace’s Abs, In A Strong Season 2

Andrew Crump

July 14, 2023 3:10 pm

News, Reviews, Television

Within the first five minutes of “In Seldon’s Shadow,” the second season premiere of Apple TV+’s high-concept sci-fi colossus “Foundation,” Emperor Cleon XVII (Lee Pace), monarch of the Galactic Empire, is cau...

‘FUBAR’ Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger Enters His Dad Jokes Years In His TV Debut

Andrew Crump

May 26, 2023 10:26 am

Reviews, Television

On May 8th, avid stargazers eyeballing the cosmos were treated to a rare spectacle: the sight of a network reboot flaming out. CBS’s astonishingly ill-conceived adaptation of James Cameron’s “True Lies” premie...

‘Kandahar’ Review: Gerard Butler Escapes Afghanistan Without Saying Much

Andrew Crump

May 25, 2023 3:22 pm

News, Reviews

A question comes up part of the way through Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar” that the film can’t find an answer for: Is this a Sad Dad Gerard Butler action picture or a Gritty Dad Gerard Butler action picture? Eit...

‘Sisu’ Review: Jalmari Helander’s WWII Action Film Makes History Fun… And Incredibly Gory

Andrew Crump

April 26, 2023 9:41 am

News, Reviews

For wearisome reasons, the World War II cinema canon focuses mostly on the same handful of European nations — Germany, France, Italy, and England — and spares little room for others. This is a mildly annoying ...

‘Mustache’ Review: Imran J. Khan’s Coming Of Age Comedy Comes Up Short With Its Supporting Cast [SXSW]

Andrew Crump

March 16, 2023 3:46 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Every instance of abject grief, embarrassment, disappointment, and failure known only by teenage boys can be sourced to cosmological forces beyond their control or to a bummer ticket in the biological lottery....

‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Review: Kenneth Dagatan’s WWII Fairy Tale Features A Wicked Morality Not For The Faint Of Heart [Sundance]

Andrew Crump

January 23, 2023 10:25 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

The opening scene of Kenneth Dagatan’s sophomore feature, “In My Mother’s Skin,” promises the audience each of the horror genre’s grisliest thrills: The squelching sounds of oozing blood, the sight of flesh-ri...

‘birth/rebirth’ Review: Laura Moss’ “Frankenstein” Riff Is Alive, Thanks To Judy Reyes’ Stunning Performance [Sundance]

Andrew Crump

January 20, 2023 7:00 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Working parents trudging through the muck of their personal lives and neverending responsibilities tend to make the same mistake: They forget about their children. Laura Moss’ debut film, “birth/rebirth,” forg...

The Best Scores & Soundtracks Of 2022

Rodrigo Perez and Andrew Crump

December 16, 2022 10:30 am

Features, News

Music! It is the beating soul beneath a film’s imagery, visuals, and performance. And one of the things we love most about writing about the Best Scores & Soundtracks of the year, in this case, 2022, is ho...

The Best Cinematography Of 2022

Andrew Crump and The Playlist Staff

December 14, 2022 2:30 pm

Features, News

We all love actors, directors, music, and all of it, but cinema is obviously a visual medium first and foremost, and boy, do we love a handsome, nice-to-look-at picture. Cinematography usually gets turned into...

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