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.
T Categories Features Movies June 3, 2019 The Redemption of “Edge of Tomorrow” Five years after its box office failure, a look back at what went wrong for Cruise's ambitious sci-fi action film and how the narrative has changed.
