When not writing film and tv reviews, Jami is expanding her collection of colorful sunglasses, lifting weights, and working her day job as a Digital Advertising Director. An alumnus of NYU Tisch for Film/TV, Jami made Los Angeles her home in the early 2000s and continues her quest to find the very BEST tacos of all time.
As someone who has been to Burning Man several times, starting in 2010, I’m not sure THE MAN WILL BURN as a series on HBO and HBO Max should exist. (More on that later.) So for this review and any future reviews I may write about this docuseries, I will solely base my rating (🤩 or 😊 or 🤮) on my opinion of the quality of each episode. That will include the content covered, those that are interviewed, the quality…
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Perhaps there is no other living filmmaker more qualified to adapt THE ODYSSEY than Christopher Nolan. Just three years after OPPENHEIMER, he drops his latest epic and it absolutely soars on every scale.…
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If you’re a fan of composers, conductors, and classical music, THE YELLOW TIE is just for you. Directed and co-written by Serge Ioan Celebidachi about his father, the late Romanian maestro Sergiu Celibidache, who left behind his political dynasty family in Romania to pursue his love of music across Europe and beyond. The film is stunningly gorgeous, but I didn’t find the subject matter all that interesting. …
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PILLION will stay with you after you see it, perhaps for days like it has me. It’s an honest portrayal of an intimate relationship we don’t often see depicted on film. It’s both tender and rough, comforting and heartbreaking, simple and complex.…
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GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE is the first great film of 2026. Sam Rockwell leads this original science fiction comedy directed by Gore Verbinski (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 1-3, RANGO) and written by Matthew Robinson (LOVE AND MONSTERS).…
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Charli XCX’s mockumentary THE MOMENT is a great satire of young women popstars trying to differentiate themselves from the crowd.…
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SHRINKING remains one of the best shows on television, and easily one of my personal favorites! The latest episode explores big changes as our characters navigate down new paths. Despite some small nitpicks I'm happy to have Jimmy, Alice,Paul, Gaby and the rest back on my screen and hopeful we'll get to see more of that big guest star from last week.…
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A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS continues to disappoint, lacking engaging characters and storyline progression. Despite enjoying "GAME OF THRONES," I find this prequel boring and devoid of the emotional hooks necessary for my investment. The show fails to deliver compelling adventures, leaving me bored and unmoved.…
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The advance screening of the indie horror film WHISTLE disappointed, lacking originality despite a promising cast. The common "magical totem" trope fails to differentiate it from other films, and character development, particularly regarding grief, feels superficial. While Dafne Keen shines, the screenplay’s mediocrity overshadows the talent. The film releases in February 2026.…
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