& Categories Anniversaries July 29, 2020 “Sky High” is 15 years old. It’s best admired in the trophy room In 2005, Disney showed us what a superhero high school would look like -- the results are fun, but they fall short of their deconstructive potential.
& Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You June 29, 2020 “Capote” teaches us as much about Philip Seymour Hoffman as its subject Playing a creator who needs adoration, Philip Seymour Hoffman revels in the idiosyncrasies of famed author Truman Capote in Bennett Miller's biopic.
F Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 20, 2020 From death to birth, “Last Days” showed Kurt Cobain fade from man to myth A look at death as the great equalizer, Gus Van Sant's Kurt Cobain-inspired drama looks at the decay from man to myth—but never legend.
H Categories Features Games April 19, 2020 How “Psychonauts” Reflected the Psychology of Gaming Itself Double Fine's bizarro debut remains singular 15 years later in how it explores characters' minds—and the platformer genre's own neuroses.
D Categories Features Movies April 18, 2020 Don’t Panic: The “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” Film at 15 In 2005, Douglas Adams' seminal sci-fi comedy got an admirably flawed adaptation, and it's high time we appreciated its virtues.
F Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies January 21, 2020 From Wilted to Wistful in “Broken Flowers” Part deadpan comedy, part drama, and part neo-noir, Jim Jarmusch's 2005 indie remains one of his most textured—and one of his most approachable.
R Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 18, 2019 Richard Linklater Struck Out With His “Bad News Bears” Remake In 2005, Richard Linklater followed up School of Rock with the similarly-child-oriented remake of The Bad News Bears, to mixed results.
R Categories Movies July 18, 2019 Review: “Leaving Home, Coming Home” Shines a Light on Robert Frank Gerald Fox’s 2005 documentary on the acclaimed documentarian finally sees the light of day.
H Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies March 23, 2019 How Quirk Killed Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Burton's dark, misguided adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel ages particularly poorly among the rest of his works.
