For the month of romance, we celebrate the birthday of the late great Jonathan Demme, whose filmmaking was as eclectic as it was empathetic.
Jonathan Demme’s personally curated soundtracks added color, style & iconic moments to some of his most famous films.
Benh Zeitlin’s follow up to “Beasts of the Southern Wild” loses its way in a muddle of fairy dust and magical realism.
A sea of good ideas gets drowned in cliche as Picard and Soji face the truth.
Vanessa Bayer’s rogue cop breaks bad in a middling misfire for the season.
After 28 years, two sequels, and now with a reboot coming this June, Bernard Rose’s look at racial and economic disparity lingers the most in how it skewers the myth of the white savior.
Leigh Whannell’s follow-up to Upgrade is a chilling, Hitchcockian thriller about the ways trauma follows us around.
A sensitive, nuanced Chicago dramedy that dives into the emotional complexities of abortion.
Jonathan Demme’s penultimate film is well-made and features excellent performances, but suffers in scope.
Netflix’s new spy series is more than a little uneven, but it’s an original thriller that blends cultural specificity and mainstream appeal.
Demme’s 1986 screwball comedy is one of his most joyful and unexpectedly rebellious films.
Autumn de Wilde’s straightforward adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel has its charming moments, but that doesn’t make up for its missed opportunities.
The kid-friendly video game movie keeps pace with a $26 million second weekend, staying ahead of Harrison Ford and his dog.
With its lo-fi aesthetics and quietly chaotic presentation, Jonathan Demme’s 2008 drama never goes for the easy conflicts at hand.
Claude takes a trip out of town & the team isn’t far behind him in an occasionally meandering episode that has a few nicely macabre touches.
Season 12 ramps up the tension with a thrilling hour that threatens lore-shattering conclusions next week.
Jonathan Demme’s remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.
Jonathan Demme’s remake of Charade marks a low point in his career from casting and acting to pacing and direction.
Pixar gets back to its tear-jerking roots with an emotionally complex modern fantasy about grief, loss, and brotherhood.
