Thunivu is all guts and not so much glory in this over-explained nesting doll of a heist movie with strong action scenes but too much meandering.
Author: Jason Flatt
Jason Flatt
Jason is the Sr. Editor at But Why Tho? and producer of the But Why Tho? Podcast. He's usually writing about foreign films, Jewish media, and summer camp.
Stromboli is a fine movie about how finding community and communicating can help even the most stubborn and beleaguered people heal from trauma.
Close is a movie that thrives off of constructing a world where pain is the point and has no reason for being other than to traumatize its children.
Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls is a sweet start to rom-com season as this middle-grade story brings some great incidentals and an excellent final moment.
Freeridge is a funny, covertly devastatingly sad body of proof that teenagers are at their best when they’re communicating.
Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake brings some great storytelling and visuals to an action-platformer that’s gameplay falls just a bit short.
Represent is a French comedy mini-series about a local social worker who runs for president but offers more awkward than it does laughs.
All Eyes Off Me is profound in its exploration of communication and dishonesty in love and sex among 20-somethings conflating communication for honesty.