C Categories Reviews TV November 19, 2021 Cowboy Bebop provides a case study in adaptation gone awry Netflix's new live-action interpretation feels sluggish and emotionally inert.
C Categories Movies Reviews September 15, 2021 Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho is crooked and kind-hearted Clint Eastwood's latest boasts a strong central performance in a grand step up from his recent works despite its rocky script.
T Categories Movies Reviews July 26, 2021 The Green Knight fights itself for most of its runtime David Lowery's adaptation of the Arthurian tale applies a stolid approach to a loose, lyrical story, to mixed results.
O Categories Movies Reviews July 23, 2021 Old has lots of life but lacks growth M. Night Shyamalan's latest is technically well made but stretched too thin due to an overinflated ensemble and wonky pacing.
& Categories Anniversaries Features June 26, 2021 “Bears wear hats”: “The Great Muppet Caper” at 40 Kermit and company's second big-screen outing is a hodgepodge comedy partially redeemed by the great Charles Grodin.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies June 9, 2021 “Duct tape will not make an honest man out of you”: “A Prairie Home Companion” at 15 Robert Altman's swan song remains a mesh of spontaneity and character detail further lifted by its ensemble cast.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 8, 2021 “In the Heights” doesn’t meet its lofty aspirations Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical has choice moments and a solid cast but is far too messy to work.
& Categories Movies Reviews May 26, 2021 “Cruella” is perfectly wretched for what it is The obligatory reinvention of the Disney villain juggles its plots and characters alongside typically solid work from Emma Stone.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies December 7, 2020 “I’m axking you for an apologeky”: “Popeye” at 40 Robert Altman's adaptation of the seminal comic strip remains a prime example of how to bring a cartoon to life in earnest.
& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 30, 2020 “Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one John Patrick Shanley's Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.
