Is Clint Eastwood's 'The 15.17 to Paris' a Rare Experimental Hollywood Film?
Despite its conservative attitudes, The 15.17 to Paris is as radical in its way as Eastwood's more progressive films.
12 Feb 2018
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27 Aug 2017
In 'The Bridges of Madison County', Meryl Streep Proves She Is the Author of Her Films
It takes a superior actress to convey a character’s entire history in one scene, and in this film, at least, Meryl Streep does it masterfully.
31 May 2015
The Pro-War Verus Anti-War Debate on 'American Sniper' Misses the Point
It’s impossible to observe sniper Chris Kyle’s (Bradley Cooper) gradual descent into madness and believe that Clint Eastwood promotes an explicitly pro-war message.
17 May 2015
'For a Few Dollars More' Is a Rare Sequel That Is Superior to the Classic It Follows
The archetype of the spaghetti western finds its truest expression in this essential film from Sergio Leone.
12 Mar 2015
2014: A Most Mediocre Year
The odds of discovering gems like Boyhood felt thinner in 2014 than they have for quite some time.
30 Dec 2014
Clint Eastwood's Legacy of Hunters: 'American Sniper'
In American Sniper, military sharpshooter Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) comes to see that delineations among wolves, dogs, and sheep are rarely obvious.
23 Dec 2014
In 'Magic in the Moonlight', Ideas Trump Characters
The fundamentalist atheism and myopic intellectualism of Woody Allen's latest depiction of an older man/younger woman dynamic makes it a pale imitation of his best work.
04 Dec 2014
Jersey Oys: Hollywood's On-Going Problem with Musical Biopics
By shuffling the songs off to the side, Clint Eastwood does the Four Seasons and Jersey Boys a grand disservice.
19 Jun 2014
To Live Is to Die: Clint Eastwood's Dangerous Oeuvre
These 20 films are a journey through the social and political conditions of America and a broader history of human violence that crowns no winners and knows no end.
11 Jul 2013
Secrets and Lies: 'J. Edgar' Explores the Duality of Hoover and the FBI
Revealing the nature of secrets, the power they—and those who keep them—generate, and the tragedy of good intentions gone horribly awry, whether in public or private, makes J. Edgar a powerful film.
26 Feb 2012
Super Bowl XLVI: Battle of the Commercials
Which Superbowl commercials did we love? What was just a waste of our time?
06 Feb 2012
Super Bowl XLVI: Did This Year’s Show Live Up to the Hype?
Arguably the biggest sporting event of the year (sorry, Olympics!), the Super Bowl telecast is usually the highest-rated program of the year. Did this year’s show live up to the hype?
05 Feb 2012
'All Star Western' Is at Home, Back East
In a longstanding tradition of using company-wide shakeups to offer a new and engaging visions of Jonah Hex, All Star Western offers perhaps the sincerest reboot of the entire New 52 run.
03 Oct 2011
Marcia Gay Harden on Dreams, Nightmares, and Why There's No One at the Movies
Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden talks about being a godmother for a cruise ship, the supposed decline of movie theater attendance, and what it's like to work with "sexy" Clint Eastwood.
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12 Jan 2010
Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection
Again in the Eastwood oeuvre, a man who thinks he's in control, and especially around women, finds out he's not quite.
04 Jun 2009
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