‘Ad Astra’ Says Goodbye to the Great White God
At its better moments, James Gray and Dan Bradley's Ad Astra brings forth larger themes beyond the usual space action-thriller.
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Tarantino Descends to the 9th Circle in ‘Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood’
Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood is the clearest signal yet of Quentin Tarantino's transition from creative referentialist to repeat offender, standing somewhere between revisionism and recidivism.
‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ Is Tarantino’s Alternate History Theory of Moviemaking
Tarantino's surprisingly warm fantasy mash-up of California dreamin' and arthouse B-movie revenge fantasy, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, is dreamy but sacrifices coherence for the indulgence of changing history.
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ Is a Baffling Act of Historical Revisionism
The legendary director's hotly anticipated ninth film, Once Upon a time... in Hollywood, applies his trademark wit to '60s Hollywood, but ultimately it's an oddly conservative machismo, not inventive filmmaking, that shines through.
‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ May Be Tarantino’s Best, Most Assured Film
Tarantino's latest, Once Upon a Time.. in Hollywood, is a breezy, top-down-on-the-convertible kind of film that wows you with its surprising sweetness before punching you with a bloody fist.
The Society of the ‘Fight Club’ Is the Society of the Spectacle
All work and no play make Fight Club's Jack deconstruct life, Cinema, and his own sanity.
‘Allied’ and the Tired Fumes of Nostalgia
Despite an appealing cast, Robert Zemeckis' WWII romance relies too heavily on its influences and too little on engaging drama.
‘The Big Short’ Falls Short
An informative and sometimes entertaining take on the recent financial crisis,The Big Short doesn't quite deliver on our investment.
Roger Luckhurst’s ‘Zombies’ Is Gory and Highly Informative
Zombies is just as much an anti-imperialist work as it is an historical examination of the walking dead.