C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Movies July 19, 2019 Criterion Corner: “Do the Right Thing”, “1984”, “Klute”, “The BRD Trilogy” Race, control, and patriarchy reign in July's offerings from Criterion.
J Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 2, 2019 July’s Filmmaker of the Month: Quentin Tarantino With his ninth film coming out this month, we look back on the indie titan and his deeply metatextual approach to cinema.
A Categories Movies June 24, 2019 Annabelle Comes Home Review: Conjuring Sequel Serves Up Lazy Scares The ostensibly classy Conjuring series turns into a predictable haunted-house spookfest.
E Categories Features Movies June 20, 2019 Ermanno Olmi: Standing in the Footprints of God Over his decades-long career, the Italian neorealist crafted films filled with truth, empathy, and kindness.
P Categories Movies June 3, 2019 Pavarotti Review: Ron Howard Doc Sings the Tenor’s Praises Ron Howard returns to accessible but fluffy music docs with this hagiography of the iconic opera tenor.
W Categories Interviews Podcasts Right on Cue May 10, 2019 With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins We chat with the creator of the podcast series Blockbuster about dramatizing the early creative partnership of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
H Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 17, 2019 Heroines, Honeys and Hos: Conflicting Images of Women in the Blaxploitation Era We take a look at the ways Pam Grier, Tamara Dobson, and other blaxploitation stars elevated their iconic characters beyond white-written stereotypes.
E Categories Ebertfest 2019 Festivals Movies April 16, 2019 Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion From Bound to Sideways to Romy and Michelle, this year's Ebertfest was a celebration of the weird, eclectic, and fantastic films Roger Ebert loved.
I Categories Movies December 13, 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Review: Love is a Battle, Love is a War Barry Jenkins' sensitive, lyrical adaptation of James Baldwin's novel is one of the year's best, most tragic romances.
1 Categories Features Movies October 31, 2018 10 Movie Witches to Hex Your Halloween This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Halloween season is here, which means it’s the season of the witch. The witch has long been a..
