O Categories Reviews TV August 10, 2023 Only Murders in the Building Season 3 keeps it cozy even as love interests threaten to derail the magic The series splits the leads too often early on, but when the trio sticks together, it is as good as ever.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies June 9, 2021 “Duct tape will not make an honest man out of you”: “A Prairie Home Companion” at 15 Robert Altman's swan song remains a mesh of spontaneity and character detail further lifted by its ensemble cast.
& Categories Reviews TV April 6, 2021 “Hemingway” makes a moveable feast of the author’s life Ken Burns and Lynn Novick spend six enlightening hours interrogating the author's famous machismo, his works, and his legacy.
C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Movies March 23, 2021 Criterion Corner: “Secrets & Lies”, “Defending Your Life” Mike Leigh's kitchen-sink drama and Albert Brooks' droll afterlife comedy are two of Criterion's stellar March releases.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 11, 2020 “The Prom” is a glittery, insubstantial musical fantasia Ryan Murphy's bajillionth project for Netflix adapts the Broadway musical to spectacular effect, even if the spectacle wallpapers over its lack of substance.
H Categories Movies Reviews December 10, 2020 Hop aboard and take a bow for “Let Them All Talk” Steven Soderbergh goes further back to his indie roots with a boatful of talent, loose style, and delightful improv.
& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 30, 2020 “Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one John Patrick Shanley's Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.
T Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 29, 2020 The Neoliberal Time Capsule of “Ricki and the Flash” Jonathan Demme's final film is a flawed, fascinating time capsule into Obama-era politics.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 22, 2020 “The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.
L Categories Movies November 25, 2019 Little Women Review: Gerwig’s Girls March to Their Own Drum Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott book is sensitive, challenging, and earnestly engages with the source material.
