Film & Television

“I was really interested in lighting. I liked the physics of light and the philosophy of how lighting could change the way a space felt,” Valladao spoke of her early interactions with the field of cinematography in an interview with The Daily Californian.

“Cocaine Bear” adapts a true story from the 1980s into a dark comedy action film, and an instant classic, by posing a simple question: What would happen if a bear ate cocaine?

Bloated “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” proves that bigger is not always better — and often, small-scale stories carry just as much value as phase-jumping films.

This season, he seems to have left his serial killing ways, instead witnessing the crimes of a new, unknown murderer — one that he is determined to sniff out.

Falling vastly short of the sensual allure implied by its title, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” stumbles on multiple accounts, proving that all dances come to an end — some more gracefully than others.

"The Last of Us," based on the 2013 video game of the same name, is both gut-wrenchingly brutal and beautifully tentative, solidifying the show as a true masterclass in video game adaptation.

Beyond mere standards of inclusion and representation, HBO’s “The Last of Us” crafts these queer characters thoughtfully and authentically, depicting their love without the trauma or violence that too often accompanies queer love in modern media.

When Kotomi heard she would be scoring the new Judy Blume documentary, she thought she was dreaming.