T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 26, 2021 The meant-to-be heartwarming “Jack” is a grotesque misfire Perhaps the lowest point in Coppola's filmography doesn't get any better upon rewatch decades later.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month May 26, 2020 “Jason Goes to Hell” reinvents the Friday the 13th franchise, and not for the better Jason Voorhees tears his way over to New Line Cinema, who promptly cranks out an entry that warps his mythos for the worse.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies May 12, 2020 “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” tried (and failed) to kill Jason for good Frank Mancuso, Jr. and Paramount tried to give Jason Voorhees a killer sendoff, but the franchise didn't stay dead.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 19, 2020 “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Blurs the Line Between “Good” and “Good Enough” With production issues and a shift in the franchise's creative team, Joss Whedon's final MCU entry has just enough to work.
T Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies January 18, 2020 The Hip-Hop Bushido Code of “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai” Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai sees Jim Jarmusch integrating hip-hop atmosphere with samurai genre trappings to create a dorm-room favorite.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 17, 2019 “Road To Perdition” Is Not A Subtle Film Sam Mendes' Depresson-era gangster fable is as effective as it is in-your-face with its aesthetics.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 29, 2019 “Gangs of New York” Bites Off More of the Big Apple Than It Can Chew Martin Scorsese's 2002 historical drama is big, brassy and full of great performances, but its runtime and tone leave it unfocused.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies September 18, 2019 “The Lawnmower Man” Redefines the Term ‘Loosely Adapted’ An eight-page horror story becomes a blashemous '90s VR nightmare - one that Stephen King didn't want his name attached to.
