Movies
Criminal Record is Apple TV's Latest Exercise in Mediocrity
Police brutality, racism, colorism, poverty, fascism, miscarriages of justice, elder...
The Book of Clarence
“The Book of Clarence,” the religious epic by multi-hyphenate talent Jeymes Samuel,...
Bergman's Hour of the Wolf: Another Look at an Underrated...
Seeing Ingmar Bergman’s “Hour of the Wolf” (“Vargtimmen”) for the first time, it...
Oppenheimer, Poor Things Big Winners at the 2024 Golden...
The 2024 Golden Globe Awards were handed out last night to the following. Click...
On the Sustained Emotional Strength of Akira Kurosawa's...
Not long after I watched Akira Kurosawa’s great film “Ikiru” for the first time...
You Can't Stay Here
Todd Verow’s thriller “You Can’t Stay Here” takes viewers into the heart of the...
Society of the Snow
Roger Ebert began his review of the 1993 film "Alive" with "There are some stories...
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia
Racing films aren't often known for being mellow, but that's the vibe of "Race for...
The Future of the Movies, Part 1
Starting this month, we will present a different essay by a different writer on...
Artists We Spoke to in 2023: Some of Our Favorite Interviews
Conversation is essential to art, and we had some great ones this year with actors,...
The Goldfinger
Fans of “Infernal Affairs,” the brilliant 2002 Hong Kong thriller that spawned two...
The Joy of Watching Voy! Voy! Voy!
Delightfully upbeat, suspenseful, and full of charm, Omar Hilal’s “Voy! Voy! Voy!”...
Always the Right Actor: Tom Wilkinson (1948-2023)
Since his passing on December 30th was confirmed by his family, appreciations of...
A Final Goodbye: Tributes to Some of the People We Lost...
Before fully committing to 2024, we wanted to look back one more time at some of...
The Unloved, Part 121: The International
It would be nicer to enter 2024 with a sunny outlook, but the world has seemed hell-bent...