N Categories Anniversaries January 15, 2023 Nowhere to Run at 30: The platonic ideal of Jean-Claude Van Damme Van Damme has made better films, but Robert Harmon's 1993 action drama is perhaps the best encapsulation of what makes him a star.
C Categories Reviews TV July 12, 2021 Catch and Kill digs deeper into the monstrous deeds of Harvey Weinstein The HBO docuseries doesn't offer much we don't already know, but fleshes out the information provided by Ronan Farrow's in-depth book and podcast.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies October 11, 2020 “Different rules apply”: “After Hours” at 35 An under-appreciated work from the filmmaker and a career rebound, Martin Scorsese's screwball comedy remains one of a kind.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month October 13, 2019 “After Hours”: Different Rules Apply Here Martin Scorsese’s black comedy about one hellish night offers a trapped in amber portrait of 80s New York City. Every month, we at The Spool..
W Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 10, 2019 With “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino Resisted the Mundane Quentin Tarantino's classic 1994 new-cool drama set the stage for a new era of independent film, and saw the end of his own sense of mercy.
