C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Movies December 14, 2020 Criterion Corner: “Crash”, “Amores Perros”, “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm” William Greaves' avant-garde meta-doc, David Cronenberg's work of grand theft autoerotica, and Innaritu's dizzying debut mark this month's Criterion entries.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 29, 2020 “Spider-Man” swung us into the brightness of the modern superhero era Sam Raimi brought his camp sensibilities to Marvel's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, launching a bright new era for superhero filmmaking.
& Categories Reviews TV September 4, 2020 “Away” takes you to Mars with no small amount of heart A treacly Lost pastiche about astronauts and the lives left behind on an interstellar mission gives way to surprisingly humanistic highs.
K Categories Movies Reviews June 18, 2020 Kevin Bacon stays at a ScareBnB in the not-bad “You Should Have Left” David Koepp’s haunted house thriller about anger and marital jealousy is ultimately more tragic than spooky.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month March 14, 2020 The Wild Contradictions of Giuliani’s New York in “Clockers” One of Spike Lee's most underrated films depicts a New York in which the more things change, the more racism stays the same.
T Categories Movies October 4, 2019 The Laundromat Review: Money, It’s a Gas Steven Soderbergh serves up a messy capitalist critique in the shell of a slick, simplistic essay film.
& Categories Features Movies June 18, 2019 “I’m Not There” Revolutionized the Rock Biopic, And Nobody Noticed Todd Haynes' unconventional take on the life of Bob Dylan turned the concept of myth & reality on its head.