I Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month April 1, 2022 In the Cut sees Jane Campion turn her eye to the 21st century The great director delves into New York's anxious days post-9/11 via a thriller about a woman usure who she can trust.
R Categories Podcasts Right on Cue March 13, 2022 Rob Simonsen on The Adam Project and finding intellectual truth in film music The composer talks to us about going from indies to Netflix's big budget action-adventure film.
“ Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 19, 2020 “Zodiac” and the very slow walk to justice Arguably one of David Fincher's best films, Zodiac focuses on the tedium of a murder investigation, rather than the crimes themselves.
& Categories TV May 8, 2020 “I Know This Much Is True” brings an empathic look at mental illness to HBO Derek Cianfrance's new miniseries avoids pitfalls with well-rounded characters and two terrific performances from Mark Ruffalo.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 27, 2020 “Thor: Ragnarok” was a joyous punch in the face of colonialism Taika Waititi's irreverent revamp of the Thor series, Thor: Ragnarok, manages to weave some much-needed criticism of imperialism among the gags.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 26, 2020 “Avengers: Endgame” is nothing short of a miracle The culmination of Marvel's 11-year gameplan is a cinematic juggling act whose success is an unlikely achievement.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 19, 2020 “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Blurs the Line Between “Good” and “Good Enough” With production issues and a shift in the franchise's creative team, Joss Whedon's final MCU entry has just enough to work.
A Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 12, 2020 Assembling “The Avengers” An unlikely team of heroes could have been a cliché, but Joss Whedon's first foray into the MCU worked because it toyed with its moving parts.
D Categories Movies November 20, 2019 Dark Waters Review: Fighting the Power to Mixed Results Todd Haynes steps outside of his wheelhouse with a well-intentioned, but messy piece of narrative journalism.
& 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.
