T Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You December 7, 2020 There’s not much to love “When a Man Loves a Woman” Co-written by Al Franken, this romantic drama pits Meg Ryan and Andy GarcĂa against alcoholism—and a bad script.
S Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 14, 2020 Schumacher puts character over tension in “The Client” Joel Schumacher's ninth feature adapts John Grisham's usual action nonsense with depth & sensitivity.
R Categories Features TV June 8, 2020 Reexamining the anti-racist messaging of HBO’s “Whitewash” Lambasted at the time for not being direct enough about race, HBO's animated short takes on new significance in a post-BLM America.
T Categories Features Movies December 23, 2019 The Christmas Spirit of the 1994 “Little Women” Gillian Armstrong's 1994 adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel is a perfect balm for the holidays.
2 Categories Movies August 31, 2019 25 Years of “Milk Money,” the Weirdest Romantic Comedy Ever Made What do you get when your meet cute involves horny tweens and questionable boundaries? This thing.
& Categories Columns Features Movies July 15, 2019 “True Lies” is a Messy Deconstruction of the Alpha-Male Action Hero 2019 is a year chock-full of James Cameron film anniversaries, and we start with one of his more flawed, but deconstructionist action flicks.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month July 13, 2019 The Unsubtle Social Satire of “Natural Born Killers” An early Quentin Tarantino screenplay is turned into an over the top look at America's obsession with crime & criminals.
2 Categories Features Movies May 18, 2019 25 Years Later, “The Crow” Remains an Undeniable Result & Reflection of 1994 Remembering the cult hit that combined timeless themes of love and vengeance with grungy goth style.