I Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 24, 2021 In defense of Coppola’s polarizing take on “Dracula” "Bram Stoker's Dracula" may be comically over the top at times, but everyone involved put 100% heart and energy into it.
& Categories Movies Reviews March 4, 2021 “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” eventually sinks into formula The latest trip to Bikini Bottom soaks the sea in garish CG animation and a creaky level of sentiment, but plenty of the show's surreal delights remain.
I Categories Columns Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies November 12, 2020 In “Point Break” Kathryn Bigelow & Patrick Swayze created a great villain Swayze’s thrill-seeking bank-robber is a magnetic blast to hang out with. And he’s a blinkered, reckless fool who does a massive amount of harm.
R Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 24, 2020 Raimi gives viewers “The Gift” of returning to spooks After digressing from the horror genre, Sam Raimi's 2000 effort marked an affecting supernatural tale with solid performances.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 27, 2020 “Bill & Ted Face the Music” isn’t all that wyld The franchise's long-awaited third entry is a harmless jaunt that lacks its predecessors' novelty and surrealism.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 16, 2020 “My Own Private Idaho” searches for queer freedom Gus Van Sant's 1991 queer classic is a mournful tone poem about lost youth, and the intersection between class and queerness.
R Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 12, 2020 Reclaiming the queerness of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” Gus Van Sant's queer Western was received with scorn by critics when it first came out, but its celebration of the abject deserves reconsideration.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month August 23, 2019 “A Scanner Darkly” Is a Richard Linklater Photo Negative Linklater's darkest film continues to baffle & mesmerize viewers more than 10 years later.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 21, 2019 “The Matrix Revolutions” Closes the Trilogy at the Edge of Hell The Matrix Revolutions, the Wachowskis' final film in the trilogy, is just as flawed as Reloaded, but carries heaps of visual and thematic weight.
D Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 16, 2019 Diminishing Returns Are Reloaded in the Wachowskis’ First “Matrix” Sequel While still a visual triumph, "The Matrix Reloaded" swaps out depth for shallow philosophy.
