& Categories Anniversaries Movies May 15, 2022 “I think they’re wonderful”: Ishtar at 35 is funnier than ever Elaine May's one-and-done comic flop is far funnier and more incisive than its reputation implies.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies April 28, 2022 “The next-to-last mimzy”:Jabberwocky at 45 Terry Gilliam's first solo directorial effort is a cracked fairy tale that hints at his artistic future.
A Categories Features Interviews April 28, 2022 Alex Cox reflects on Walker’s making and legacy The director talks the film's rediscovery and release in the Criterion Collection.
& Categories Features Movies April 8, 2022 “Welcome home”: Cat People at 40 Paul Schrader's kinky erotic thriller offered both style & substance, and still holds up
2 Categories Festivals SXSW 2022 March 28, 2022 24 Beats per Second sees SXSW honor music through film The festival's music documentary sidebar pays tribute to music legends ranging from Ronnie James Dio to Tanya Tucker.
2 Categories Festivals SXSW 2022 March 27, 2022 2022’s SXSW documentary competition boasts a wealth of fine films The festival's documentary selection includes features on everything from post-incarceration life to Pez-related crimes.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews SXSW 2022 March 20, 2022 SXSW 2022: To Leslie is familiar, but its eye is unflinching and its compassion deep Andrea Riseborough and Marc Maron shine in a study of a one-time lottery winner years after her life has gone bust.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews SXSW 2022 March 20, 2022 SXSW 2022: The Prank wastes a devilish turn from Rita Moreno The living legend's vicious physics teacher is the only part of this dark comedy to make the grade.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews SXSW 2022 March 18, 2022 SXSW 2022: The Cow should be put out to pasture Winona Ryder is the sole saving grace in The Cow, an unnecessarily convoluted mystery with a distastefully archaic view of women & aging
& Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews March 3, 2022 “We’ve met before, haven’t we?” Lost Highway at 25 A look back at one of David Lynch's most perplexing motion pictures (and that's saying something).