T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month May 14, 2023 Two inimitable performances anchor Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann’s hyper-stylized take on Shakespeare makes some odd choices, but not in the casting of some of its key characters
& Categories Movies Reviews March 11, 2021 “Kid 90” shows us the highs and lows of child stardom Soleil Moon Frye directs this bittersweet albeit breezy look back at the Hollywood teen stars of the '90s, and their difficult road to now.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 16, 2020 “The Quick and the Dead” is fast on the draw & a ton of fun Sam Raimi and Sharon Stone’s quickdraw revenger is stylish and skillfully crafted.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 26, 2019 “Revolutionary Road” and the Lost Art of Knowing What Isn’t Special Sam Mendes's tale of forlorn love works best as a study of the pitfalls that litter the American Dream.
G Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 31, 2019 Greed Is Good (And God) in “The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese turned his camera to the grotesque excesses of the ultra-rich in The Wolf of Wall Street.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 30, 2019 “Shutter Island” Struggles Between Monsters and Good Men Martin Scorsese followed up The Departed with Shutter Island, a claustrophobic psychological thriller about the madness of loss.
M Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 29, 2019 Martin Scorsese Explored the Madness of Innovation with “The Aviator” Scorsese recovered from the brutal conditions of Gangs of New York with an intimate, tragic portrait of the foibles of genius.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 29, 2019 “Gangs of New York” Bites Off More of the Big Apple Than It Can Chew Martin Scorsese's 2002 historical drama is big, brassy and full of great performances, but its runtime and tone leave it unfocused.
Q Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 28, 2019 Quentin Tarantino Made a Bloody Antebellum Opus With “Django Unchained” Quibbles about violence and the n-word aside, Quentin Tarantino's slave-era blaxploitation film remains one of his most exciting works.
O Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 23, 2019 Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Review: Tarantino’s Lullaby For ’60s Tinseltown Quentin Tarantino's ninth film is a sun-soaked return to his roots, an energetic elegy for Old Hollywood that plays fast and loose with its history.
