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All content by Yaroslava Bondar
Promotional imagery for The Silence, a new Netflix original film. (via netflix.com)

‘The Silence’: A Netflix Algorithm Mishap

Netflix’s algorithms have predicted some of our favorite original productions, but “The Silence” isn’t one of them.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer April 22, 2019

Netflix’s “The Silence,” directed by John R. Leonetti and based on the novel of the same name by Tim Lebbon, chronicles the world as attacked by blind, flesh-eating, pterodactyl-like...

Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements by Irene Taylor Brodsky. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Irene Taylor Brodsky)

‘Moonlight Sonata’ Is a Work of Love Where Silence Is a Superpower

“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” is a vulnerable memoir which allows an intimate understanding of one deaf experience but doesn’t explore the different narratives as much as it promised.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer April 9, 2019

Documentarian Irene Taylor Brodsky made headlines with her 2007 documentary “Hear and Now,” which chronicles her deaf parents’ decision to get cochlear implants so they could...

Hail Satan documentary poster directed by Penny Lane (via Facebook)

‘Hail Satan?’ Depicts a Religious Villain as an Icon of Rebellion

The new documentary explores the religious activism within the infamous Satanic Temple.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer March 28, 2019

The title card of Penny Lane’s documentary on the Satanic Temple “Hail Satan?” waits a beat before presenting the question mark, and these opening seconds set an inquisitive...

Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse in 'Five Feet Apart'. (Courtesy of CBS Films)

‘Five Feet Apart’ Depicts the Necessity of Human Touch

The latest hospital romance film improves on its medical accuracy but falls short elsewhere.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

“Five Feet Apart” chronicles the unfortunate love story of Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) and Will (Cole Sprouse), two teenagers with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening illness...

Still from the "The Trouble with You"  Pio Marmai and Adele Haenel (Courtesy of  mk2 Films)

‘The Trouble With You’ Struggles to Balance Crime and Comedy

“The Trouble With You” is an endearingly French stylized comedy featuring a strong cast but showcases romance that feels artificial and forced.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer March 5, 2019

After her husband, a police officer, is killed in the line of duty, Yvonne Santi (Adèle Haenel) learns that he was not the hero from the bedtime stories she tells her son. He...

From left to right: Aidan Gallagher, Ellen Page, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper and David Castañeda. (via Facebook)

Netflix’s Post-Marvel, Pre-Apocalypse Family Drama

Netflix’s new original series stars Ellen Page and Mary J. Blige, but tries to juggle too many plotlines and genres.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer February 25, 2019

At a funeral eight days before the impending apocalypse, screenwriter Jeremy Slater introduces us to “The Umbrella Academy,” a gaggle of superheroes who have the chance to...