M Categories Movies Reviews September 16, 2022 Moonage Daydream hits a cinematic high note reflecting the mind of David Bowie The unforgettable musician is the centerpiece of an appropriately maximalist documentary.
A Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month May 16, 2022 Armageddon sees Michael Bay at his most Michael Bay, just before big changes Bay's style reaches an apex in his humanity v. asteroid flick, which changed his reception forever.
D Categories Interviews Movies Podcasts Right on Cue December 27, 2021 David Newman on keeping Bernstein’s music alive for Spielberg’s West Side Story The legendary composer talks about keeping the spirit of Leonard Bernstein's score alive in Steve Spielberg's musical adaptation.
T Categories Anniversaries Movies August 15, 2021 The romantic tragedy of David Cronenberg’s The Fly On its 35th anniversary, a look back at both the gold standard in body horror, & an affecting love story.
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.
F Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 19, 2020 For the love of “The Game”, David Fincher’s secret masterpiece David Fincher's Hitchcockian thriller is one of his twistiest, best early works.
D Categories Filmmaker of the Month December 6, 2020 David Fincher’s Madonna videos hone her style, but dull her radical edge David Fincher and Madonna had one of the most exciting artistic collaborations of the '90s, but made the material girl too immaterial.
I Categories Features Movies October 6, 2020 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.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 10, 2020 “The King of Staten Island” tries to get Pete Davidson to grow up Judd Apatow's latest is just as overlong and meandering as his usual fare, but boasts a surprising turn from Pete Davidson.
I Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 8, 2020 I’m a Real Live Wire: Breaking Down David Byrne’s Electric Performance In “Stop Making Sense” Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads doc is beautifully chaotic in construction, but most of it comes from David Byrne's performance.
