G Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month February 27, 2023 Glass shatters the modern superheroic mode to moving effect M. Night Shyamalan closes the Eastrail 117 trilogy with a deliberate anticlimax and deep empathy in place of spectacle, and the results are striking.
E Categories Movies Reviews June 23, 2022 Elvis is a colorful, soulful & frenetic feast for the eyes Baz Luhrmann's biopic of the King is as garish and over the top as you'd expect, but has a heart thanks to Austin Butler
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month March 3, 2022 The unexpected heart of Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Johnny Knoxville spun off one of Jackass' most indelible recurring bits into a semi-scripted road comedy with a lot of charm under the prosthetics.
M Categories Movies Reviews February 4, 2022 Moonfall is pure earnest schlock from Roland Emmerich, and that’s a good thing Pure-strain sincerity and a ragtag cast of lovable goofballs elevate Emmerich's latest sci-fi disaster movie to a pulpy, fun ride.
H Categories Movies Reviews November 22, 2021 House of Gucci is messy & uneven, but does it with style For all its flaws, Ridley Scott's based-on-true-events drama about the fabulously wealthy Italian fashion family is a fascinating watch.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 29, 2021 The underrated “Tetro” reflects Coppola’s empathetic side Though pretentious at times, the 2009 drama comes from a fresh new perspective of the filmmaker.
H Categories Filmmaker of the Month TV December 31, 2020 How David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” built the serial killer thriller brick by brick The Netflix series feels as much about the components of Fincher's exacting style as it does the origins of forensic profiling.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews November 21, 2020 “The Hurt Locker” told a starkly modern war story Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar winning drama tossed aside the bombastic, jingoistic cliches of war pictures in favor of something more chilling.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 21, 2020 “The Truth About Charlie” Is Like Drinking Coffee Through a Veil Jonathan Demme's remake of Charade marks a low point in his career from casting and acting to pacing and direction.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month January 13, 2020 “Mystery Train” is Jim Jarmusch’s Love Letter to the Ghosts of Memphis Jim Jarmusch's atmospheric ode to Elvis and the fleetingness of time holds up more than 30 years later as one of his best works.
