balaw Reviews

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023)

Just relax and enjoy it

[9/10 · 5 May 2022]

Very entertaining. Offbeat direction and exaggerated characters keep it full of surprises. Forget trying to compare it to reality or searching for a political stance; it's just fast paced fun and entertainment. Just relax and enjoy it.

The Wire (2002–2008)

Watch it then watch it again

[10/10 · 31 January 2022]

The Wire tells important stories, large and small, with guts, wit, humor, compassion, and cinematic excellence. There is not a frame wasted over its five seasons. The best thing ever put on film.

Pig (I) (2021)

A stunning work of art

[10/10 · 17 July 2021]

There are already many wonderful reviews of Pig here. I wish to add nothing further except to say if you love film and you long for the rare work that excels in all of the possibilities that a film affords its director, then see Pig. A wonder, every frame so carefully crafted that you will regain your love of the art and power of a fine film.