& Categories Movies Reviews August 25, 2020 “Fatima” is a timely story of the endless battle between science & belief Marco Pontecorvo directs a thoughtful look at why we often choose faith over fact.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies August 11, 2020 “It Never Goes Away”: “The Two Jakes” At 30 Jack Nicholson's disastrously-received sequel to Chinatown is far more interesting than its reputation implies.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 16, 2020 “The Painted Bird” loses itself in its own detached misery Václav Marhoul's three-hour WW2 fable is a brutal film tied up a bit too rigidly in its meticulous depictions of violence.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month March 14, 2020 The Wild Contradictions of Giuliani’s New York in “Clockers” One of Spike Lee's most underrated films depicts a New York in which the more things change, the more racism stays the same.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month October 8, 2019 The Score and the Psyche: Music in “Taxi Driver” Bernard Herrmann's iconic score is a supporting character in Martin Scorsese's drama about a dangerous loner.
N Categories Festivals Movies NYFF 57 September 27, 2019 NYFF 57: “The Irishman” Is Scorsese’s Most Ambitious, Indulgent Film Yet Martin Scorsese returns with another long, sumptuous opus, whose crackling performances and scintillating script are held up by some wonky de-aging tech and a leaden runtime.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 11, 2019 “From Dusk Till Dawn” and Tarantino the Actor Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's grindhouse vampire thriller is a fascinating but flawed glimpse into their collaboration.
W Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 10, 2019 With “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino Resisted the Mundane Quentin Tarantino's classic 1994 new-cool drama set the stage for a new era of independent film, and saw the end of his own sense of mercy.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 7, 2019 “Reservoir Dogs” is Quentin Tarantino’s Bloody Rosetta Stone Quentin Tarantino's breakout debut feature is a bloody distillation of his best and worst instincts.
