The Best Films of 2023
Our best films of 2023 include A-listers exploring new ground or new wrinkles in the familiar, lesser-knowns of singularly surprising work, and gut-punch comedies.
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Six Neo-Noir Films That Mark the Genre
Nihilistic undertones shade these six neo-noir films, which remain loyal to the classical era’s hard-boiled moral obliviousness
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Bombs
Like the atomized color in Seurat’s pointillism, Nolan uses a non-sequential progression of meanings to create a larger picture in Oppenheimer. Unfortunately, this method leaves viewers seeing a lot of dots.
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Detonates Moviemaking’s Limits
Christopher Nolan’s latest juggernaut Oppenheimer is an earth-shattering study of modern politics and governance that redefines what filmmaking can be.
The 35 Best Films of 2010
The best films of 2010 include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
‘Memento’ Is the Movie of the Attention Economy
We are afraid of time, and so like Leonard in Memento, we kill it, compulsively and indiscriminately.
How Hollywood Saved Itself (Again) at the Summer 2017 Box Office
The Summer Box Office of 2017 does not represent the death of the Hollywood. It simply represents the changing face of Hollywood accounting.
Making Movies to Survive in ‘The Wolfpack’
The Wolfpack is less about the power of movie consumption and more about the power of movie creation.
40 Nights of Must-Watch Movies (in the Comfort of Your Home): The Franchise
Back by popular demand! Recommendations from “40 Nights of Must-Watch Movies” that will keep you, your dog and your elephant glued to the couch for months.
Order, Chaos, and Faith: The Themes and Form of ‘The Dark Knight’
Originally a story about the perils of combating organised crime, The Dark Knight makes several radical departures that frequently result in the main characters being split among tonally disparate contexts whose relevance to each other is not always immediately evident.
The Science Overshadows the Story in ‘Interstellar’
Interstellar is a movie full of Big Ideas that end up overshadowing the human element, particularly during the poorly plotted first act.
2014: A Most Mediocre Year
The odds of discovering gems like Boyhood felt thinner in 2014 than they have for quite some time.