F Categories Features July 14, 2023 For Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible is as much about moviemaking as it is about spectacle From De Palma's series launcher on, Cruise has used the tales of Ethan Hunt to ponder the nature of cinema as performance, perception, and manipuation.
M Categories Movies Reviews July 5, 2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’s action stuns Despite a script bogged down by the extended set-up of its villain, Tom Cruise and company remain unmatched thrillmasters.
T Categories Movies Reviews May 26, 2022 Top Gun: Maverick dances across blockbuster skies The long-delayed sequel to Tom Cruise's star-making megahit launches with thoughtful character work before turning and burning to thrilling action.
P Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You August 16, 2021 P.S.H. I Love You: repairing the world in Magnolia One of Philip Seymour Hoffman's finest moments has him playing a beacon of comfort and compassion.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 26, 2021 “The Outsiders” is a loving portrayal of young male vulnerability One of Coppola's most beloved films is a gentle look at teenage boys struggling in a world that has it out for them.
P Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You September 28, 2020 P.S.H. I Love You: Stealing every scene in “Mission Impossible III” Philp Seymour Hoffman takes a rote villain role and goes toe-to-toe with megastar Tom Cruise in J.J. Abrams' Mission: Impossible III.
F Categories Movies December 17, 2019 From the Ranks of the Freaks: “Magnolia” at 20 Paul Thomas Anderson's character study baffled, aggravated & emotionally moved a divisive audience.
G Categories Movies November 11, 2019 Goodbye to the Light: “Interview With the Vampire” at 25 Remembering when Tom Cruise defied audience expectations in a campy, sumptuous adaptation of Anne Rice's vampire soap opera.
S Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month October 15, 2019 Sharks & Spins & “The Color of Money” It's Newman and Cruise’s picture first, but Scorsese’s work on it is still a pleasure.
H Categories Features Movies July 24, 2019 How Frank Ocean’s “nostalgia: ULTRA” Shines New Light on “Eyes Wide Shut” Stanley Kubrick's mercurial erotic drama gets some much-needed context thanks to one of Frank Ocean's most infamous mixtapes.
