Jonathan Groff Archives

Frozen II is Here! My Sympathy is With You, Dear Parents, Aunts, and Uncles

Frozen II is too self-aware, too correct, with too much head and too little heart. None of that matters, of course. If you have a young child in your immediate ecosystem, chances are you’re going to spend a lot of time in the movie theatre in the coming weeks.

Sonali Kokra July 4, 2016

Pop Culture

Mindhunter Review: A Second Season that’s Actually Good, Unlike Sacred Games

Both Mindhunter and Sacred Games became jewels in Netflix’s streaming crown on the backs of their riveting first seasons. But while Mindhunter manages to recapture the brooding atmosphere that was its signature, Sacred Games’ well seems like it’s starting to run dry.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 25, 2016

Pop Culture

How David Fincher Hijacks Our Imagination in Mindhunter Season 2

Eliciting discomfort from viewers is an art that David Fincher has mastered over his decorated film career. With Mindhunter, a true-crime show on serial killers, he uses this art to swap gratuitous violence and gore with conversations about it. The result is horrifying and suspenseful in equal measure.

Ronak Gupta June 21, 2016