Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 2: A Fifth Shot at a First Impression
They say you never get a second chance to make a great first impression. But how about a fifth? Though he’s long-beloved by much of the audience, Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth […]
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Review: Satyajit Ray’s Days and Nights in the Forest Shimmers in New Restoration
Days and Nights in the Forest has emerged from the wilderness. Sayajit Ray’s film was not widely available following its 1970 release, but with special thanks to Wes Anderson and […]
Review: The Latest Pixar Animated Offering, Hoppers, Features the Studio’s Signature Mix of Entertainment and Emotion for All Ages
It’s certainly not unusual for a Disney/Pixar animated work to get emotional; hell, the two Inside Out movies are literally about emotions. But it’s difficult to recall a Pixar release […]
Review: Filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal Re-Imagines a Frankenstein Tale with Feminism, Romance and Rebellion in The Bride!>
Following up her exceptional directing debut, The Lost Daughter (which also featured a staggering turn from Jessie Buckley), filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal has created a version of a familiar horror story […]
Review: Chicagoan Amy Landecker Writes, Directs and Stars in For Worse, A Late-in-Life RomCom with Heart
Although it takes a great many broad strokes when it comes to its comedy, actor-turned-first-time feature writer-director Amy Landecker’s (Transparent) For Worse gets a great deal right when it comes […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 1: A Reheated Rivalry for the Ages
After a quarter-century on the air, the only thing more familiar than Survivor itself is the biannual assortment of articles promoting its latest season, lauding the show’s longevity and how […]
Review: The Documentary Short Film Oscar Nominees Explore the World’s Woes and Its Wonders
Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]
Review: Starman Allows Space Engineer Gentry Lee to Tell His Own Story
This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins. Robert Stone’s newest documentary, Starman, shares a title with a famous David Bowie song, but Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” would also be an […]
Review: Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Display a Wealth of Artistic Styles, Themes and Even Some Lessons
Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]
Review: In This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films, Five Different Narratives Explore Five Unique World Views
Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]
Review: In The Blink of An Eye Follows Three Distant Generations, but Paints Humanity Too Broadly to Connect Deeply
From the 2017 Black List script by Colby Day (Spaceman) and directed by Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo/Dory, John Carter, the upcoming Toy Story 5), In the Blink of an […]
Review: Documentarian Morgan Neville Brings Skill and Artistry to Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, Following the Former Beatle’s Mid-Career
Considering how much the Beatles have been featured in documentaries lately—between Peter Jackson’s epic Get Back series about the band recording the Let It Be album, and the recent re-release […]