Like Real Life ‘Election’ Is Dark, Hilarious, and Cringe-worthy
Alexander Payne's 1999 cult black comedy about high school politics is ripe for a revisit, and Criterion is up to the task.
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Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ Is No Small Misfire
The new social satire from normally reliable director Alexander Payne is a well-meaning premise in search of a story.
In ‘Downsizing’ Shrinking Means Big Money and Bigger Problems
Being the size of a dog's chew toy might not be to everybody's taste, but it's certainly a shortcut to a kind of upper middle-class luxury unobtainable for most of humanity.
2017 Fall Film Preview: At Last, the Film Industry Awakens From Its Slumber
From Gary Oldman in The Darkest Hour to James Franco's meta-experiment Blade Runner: 2049 and Daniel Day-Lewis's final role, here are the movies you'll want to watch ... and a couple you might not.
Double Take: ‘Sideways’ (2004)
In Sideways, the two Steves find hints of satire, legs of oaky '70s cinema, a bouquet of gender commentary, and a chewy finish.
In ‘The Possibilities’, a Young Visitor Upends Several Lives
Kaui Hart Hemmings is like a wise alien, gleefully pointing out the bizarre ways in which people in America behave.
