& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 3, 2020 “Mala Noche”: A bad night makes for an auspicious beginning Gus Van Sant’s gritty, low-budget debut lays the groundwork for a successful career. And 35 years on, the subject matter seems eerily relevant.
& Categories TV May 6, 2020 “Trial by Media” shows the clash between jurisprudence and journalism From Jon Schmitz to Rod Blagojevich, Netflix documents the way media influences our justice system.
I Categories TV April 29, 2020 In “Hollywood,” dreams really do come true Ryan Murphy's latest show for Netflix is a glitzy alternate history that gives power to the marginalized.
& Categories Movies April 13, 2020 “My Spy” is a Better Action Film Than a Family Comedy Dave Bautista teams up with a tot to protect and serve in this half-hearted action comedy released too little, too late.
& Categories Movies March 20, 2020 “Blow the Man Down” Brings Murder and Mayhem to Maine Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy's chilling crime story finds spine-tingling tension in the mundane.
& Categories TV March 4, 2020 “Dispatches From Elsewhere” Sends Viewers on a Wild Chase Jason Segel gives us an energetic journey with compelling characters to balance a campy premise.
I Categories Movies February 20, 2020 In “Goldie”, Slick Woods Chases Fur and Fame Sam de Jong's vibrant, raw indie offers an effortlessly dynamic showcase for its model-turned-actress star.
R Categories Movies February 13, 2020 Review: “The Photograph” Is Well-Developed Romance Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield look at their romance through the lens of the past in Stella Meghie's sumptuous drama.
& Categories Features Movies News February 7, 2020 “An Evening With Vaginal Davis” Revisits Web 1.0 Queer Cinema A new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago highlights the transgressive days of dial-up camp.
& Categories Movies January 31, 2020 “Gretel & Hansel” Is a Lush, Rushed Fairy Tale Oz Perkins' latest, unceremoniously dumped into January, is a revisionist Grimm story as atmospheric as it is thin.
