While it might seem like a simple tale of revenge, Mandy is a post-Vietnam War story about ideological wars and the inescapable systems in which we find ourselves.

Bored by the Oscars? In this episode of Notes From the Back Row, Jenna, Veronica and Carlo make up their own awards show and categories in order to award the movies that mattered.

In 2018 I watched 326 films, with around 41 of those being 2018 releases. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed many 2018 movies, very few stood out as outstanding to me.

Jenna and Veronica (and some technology failure) talk about overhyped movies – including Hereditary, mother!, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – and who gets to decide on what’s overrated or not.