A Categories Anniversaries Features June 29, 2021 A.I. Artificial Intelligence and the love that makes a real boy At 20, the Stanley Kubrick Steven Spielberg science-fiction collaboration "A.I." remains a moving, haunting study of the human heart.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies March 29, 2021 “My Blueberry Nights” is sweet but slight Wong Kar-wai's genial romantic drama is at least as much about the America he loves as it is about the characters.
S Categories Movies Podcasts Right on Cue November 22, 2020 Sean Durkin and Richard Reed Parry on scoring “The Nest” The director and composer of the Jude Law-Carrie Coon drama The Nest sit down to talk about their collaboration.
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.
P Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You October 6, 2020 P.S.H. I Love You: Avoid the trip to “Cold Mountain” Philip Seymour Hoffman does his level best to elevate Anthony Minghella's Oscar-friendly Miramax Western, but even he can't save it.
& Categories Reviews TV September 14, 2020 “The Third Day” is riveting folk horror for a horrifying 2020 HBO's latest miniseries mines terror from the all-too-familiar rhythms of provincial authoritarianism.
& Categories Movies Reviews September 14, 2020 “The Nest” is hard to look away from and harder to argue with The latest from Sean Durkin is a quiet, searing look at a family falling into disarray featuring stellar work from Carrie Coon.
& Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You July 6, 2020 “The Talented Mr. Ripley” benefits from Hoffman’s skill It's good, but Anthony Minghella's 1999 adaptation really comes alive when Philip Seymour Hoffman's scumbag enters the picture.
& Categories Movies January 29, 2020 “The Rhythm Section” Struggles to Stay in Tune Though cinematographer Reed Morano shows some directing chops, the Blake Lively thriller is uneven in style & tone.
M Categories TV January 6, 2020 Meet “The New Pope”, Same as “The Young Pope” Paolo Sorrentino's lush, campy papal drama returns for a second season, and throws John Malkovich into the lurid mix.
