Festivals NYFF: “Tragic Jungle” gets lost in its own mysticism By: Jonah Koslofsky Yulene Olaizola presents a nightmarish thriller based on Central American folklore, but its opaqueness makes it hard to truly grasp.
Filmmaker of the Month “You broke my shocker!”: Sam Raimi and the Coens go on a “Crimewave” Sam Raimi's collaboration with the Coen Brothers is an infamous disasterpiece, but there are nuggets of insight to be found.
Reviews Great British Baking Show Episode 3 Recap: “Bread Week” By: Ashley Lara Things don't quite pan out as you expect, with soda bread and plaques galore.
Reviews “Charm City Kings” is revved up and almost ready By: Matt Cipolla Angel Manuel Soto's tale of Baltimore dirt bikers has all the right ingredients, but it rides the clutch too often.
Reviews “The Right Stuff” is grounded, intricate space-race docudrama By: Clint Worthington Disney+ and Nat-Geo re-adapt the tale of the early days of the Space Race into a mature, grounded astronaut drama.
Reviews In “The Cleansing Hour,” online fame is the greatest evil By: Matt Cipolla Damien LeVeck's adaptation of his own short film takes a sharp premise and pads it out to feature-length.
Reviews “Books of Blood” is more slog than scares By: Theo Estes Brannon Braga taps into Clive Barker's horror anthology, but the end result fails to live up to its reputation.
Reviews Thank u, “neXt,” for bringing nothing new to the table By: Tim Stevens John Slattery solves crimes as a mad scientist genius in FOX's creaky, familiar police procedural.
Reviews Welcome to the Blumhouse: “Black Box”/”The Lie” offer grounded scares By: Clint Worthington Blumhouse and Amazon Prime kick off their anthology series with a pair of intriguing domestic chillers.
Features “The Evil Dead” remains Sam Raimi’s best DIY triumph Sam Raimi's breakthrough feature is still a gory good time of cartoon logic and every bodily fluid in the books.
Anniversaries “Dancer in the Dark” at 20: A haunting swan song that’s complicated to love By: Theo Estes Despite on-set conflict, Lars von Trier’s collaboration with Björk is still emotionally devastating and superb two decades later.
Features In celebration of horrific bodies: Disability & the films of David Cronenberg How the body horror of David Cronenberg helped me come to terms with my own disability.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: Avoid the trip to “Cold Mountain” Philip Seymour Hoffman does his level best to elevate Anthony Minghella's Oscar-friendly Miramax Western, but even he can't save it.
Festivals NYFF58: “Small Axe” takes racism to the grindstone By: Jonah Koslofsky Steve McQueen's new anthology series is an impassioned, insightful look at anti-Black discrimination in 20th-century London.
Anniversaries “What’s the rumpus?”: “Miller’s Crossing” at 30 A noticeable step up in their artistry at the time, the Coen brothers' gangster pastiche remains the duo's crown jewel.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Ahead of the Curve” has all the queer joy that’s fit to print By: B.L. Panther Jen Rainin's documentary about famed lesbian magazine Curve is a welcome snapshot of queer lit history, in all the publication's ups and downs.
Reviews “The Haunting of Bly Manor” will break your heart & chill your bones By: Gena Radcliffe Mike Flanagan does it again, combining low-key scares with poignancy in one of the most emotionally moving TV shows of 2020.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 8 Recap: “Jig-a-Bobo” By: Gena Radcliffe Magic is in the air (literally) as Atticus & Leti make deals to protect their futures.
Filmmaker of the Month “It’s Murder!”: It’s the Sam Raimi Blueprint! By: Tim Stevens One of Sam Raimi's early film-school shorts is a shaggy murder mystery soaked in future promise.
Reviews The Great British Baking Show Episode 2 Recap: “Biscuit Week” By: Ashley Lara Biscuits beware, as the contestants look for the perfect 'snap' while Mak runs into trouble.
Reviews Abel Ferrara makes a case for theaters in “The Projectionist” By: Justin Harrison Abel Ferrara serves up a moving, fun ode to a moviegoing experience we all miss, even if it ironically needs some focus.