This article was written by Nick Glover. Director Chris Skotchdopole’s feature debut Crumb Catcher shows promise but ultimately lacks the substance it needs to make it successful. With enough technical […]
This essay was written by Anthony Miglieri. The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer set off a literal countdown to shave away the moments until the film arrived in […]
When I read the plot synopsis for the new film from director Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof, How to Make an American Quilt), my first thought was “Who does Diane Keaton play […]
Much like his wonderful, epic-length documentary A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, the Scorsese-produced and narrated Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger is far […]
There were moments in the first two Deadpool movies in which the fourth-wall-breaking Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) would poke gentle fun at both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the X-Men […]
In a year where it feels like the movies are finally coming back (post-pandemic, post-strike), 2024 is only half over and we’ve already seen some of the best films of […]
Though her IMDb filmography dates back to 2007, Haley Bennett first made a name for herself in 2019’s psychological thriller Swallow, Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ unsettling and striking drama about a woman […]
The only real through-line between 1996’s summer blockbuster Twister and this week’s “stand alone sequel” (whatever that is), cleverly titled Twisters, is that in a dramatic prologue that sets up […]
Writer/director Catherine Breillat returns to cinemas this week with her first film in a decade, and what a return it is. Last Summer is so quintessentially French, so perfectly seductive, […]
New Zealand-born director Lee Tamahori has a proven track record for character-driven action films (The Edge, Once Were Warriors)—he even made a Bond movie (Die Another Day). With The Convert, […]
The stories that led to the downfall of beloved and admired comedian Louis C.K. are unique for many reasons. Chief among them is that, when confronted with the allegations, C.K. […]
Why anyone would release an awards-worthy drama like writer/director Baltasar Kormákur’s Touch in the heart of the summer is a mystery to me, but don’t let this deeply moving film […]