The first thing you notice about the romantic tragicomedy The Big Sick is how conventionally it begins. If you don’t know where it’s going—or figure it out from the title—the […]
Some animation features only have to answer one question: Do they make you laugh? Another one might be: Do they entertain you? And for the most part, I seem to […]
I’m not going to get into another discussion about how frustrating it is when a filmmaker remakes a well-regarded film, and then all people do after they watch it is […]
“Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Then I’ll begin.” Have you ever listened to Peter and the Wolf? Written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, Peter and the Wolf is a musical […]
With Baby Driver, the latest from writer-director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), being set in Atlanta (a rare instance where an Atlanta-shot movie is […]
This is a classic example of a host of talented people missing the mark because the resulting film places its emphasis on the least interesting characters. The Exception is the […]
You’ve likely never seen a story before like the one told in director Aisling (The Daisy Chain) Walsh’s Maudie, even though this particular one springs forth from real life, which […]
Writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour is one of the most provocative filmmakers working today, but you might not realize it because her films also happen to be works of art worthy […]
Making the transition from acting to directing is Amber Tamblyn, working from a book by Janet Fitch concerning Josie (Alia Shawkat), a young woman trying to cope with the sudden […]
It didn’t surprise me in the slightest to find out that the Scottish film Whisky Galore! was, in fact, a remake of a 1949 Ealing Studios work (which in turn […]
One of the last lines of dialogue uttered by a human in the fifth and allegedly “final” installment (which is nonsense, since this film sets up a new one just […]
So, let’s get this out of the way. This review contains heavy spoilers. If you haven’t finished the season yet, you may want to read this later. Last week’s […]