Carrie Cracknell’s ‘Persuasion’ Isn’t a Netflix Movie, It’s Content
Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, directed by Carrie Cracknell, isn’t a disaster, it’s a dull reminder of the state of the streaming wars.
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The Beginning of a Beautiful Affair Between Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Love in the Afternoon deserves credit for its artistic merit but also for serving as the beginning of a beautiful affair between Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond.
The Mountain Goats Go to the Movies
The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle has been a cinephile all his life, but he never created an album about the movies until this year’s thrilling Bleed Out.
Director Leah Purcell on Reimagining ‘The Legend of Molly Johnson’
Indigenous Australian writer, director, and actress Leah Purcell talks about reimagining Henry Lawson’s short story and inserting her family history into The Legend of Molly Johnson.
Director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet on Debut Romantic Comedy ‘Anaïs in Love’
Director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet talks with PopMatters about challenging the idea of cinema as an image-based art with her romantic comedy, Anaïs in Love.
Directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige Recall Making ‘Memory Box’
Directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige talk about the making of Memory Box and reactivating the past through adolescent eyes.
Asian Representation in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’
Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings tries to recontextualize its stereotypical origins into a highly-entertaining film. Does it succeed?
What Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Got Right and a Lot That It Didn’t
Baz Luhrmann used many entertaining razzle-dazzle techniques to capture Elvis Presley’s complex story on film. He even got some things right. But there’s a lot he didn’t.
Director Alli Haapasalo on Politicising Feel-Good Film ‘Girl Picture’
Director Alli Haapasalo talks with PopMatters about the radical politics of Girl Picture and and calls for removing bias about queer and women’s stories.
‘Charade’ after 60 Years: A Crossroad Film For Its Golden Age Stars
When you need a break from today’s harsh realities, you need a film like the 1963 comedy/mystery/romance ‘Charade’, starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant.
When 1980s Music Drama ‘Times Square’ Tried to Capture NYC Punk
It was not without admirable aplomb that Times Square attempted to capture the punk movement in its zeitgeist the way Saturday Night Fever did with disco.
Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford Play ’60s Spy Hipsters, Baby
Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford camp up their too cool for school ’60s spy hipsters personas for Richard Donner and Jerry Lewis comedies Salt and Pepper and One More Time.
