In Sophie Hyde's 'Animals', the Party Must End, Already
Animals is both a personal and creative coming of age story, and a satisfying yet frustrating tale about avoiding the tragedy of getting left behind.
16 Jan 2020
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In Defense of Enjoying Tom Hooper's 'Cats'
Critics and audiences have made much fun of Tom Hooper's Cats. The laugh is on them.
13 Jan 2020
Leaving Is Just as Hard as Loving in 'Marriage Story'
Noah Baumbach's attention to the daily agonies of divorce in Marriage Story displays love's enduring power—or at least, its residue.
07 Jan 2020
'The Simpsons' Plus-Size Marathon Is Aging Me All Over Again
For a show that so cynically pokes holes in the inanities of our plastic, apathetic world, The Simpsons' rough-edged bedrock of brilliantly conceived sentiment can cup a heart without compromising comedic integrity.
07 Jan 2020
When Real Life Begins: On Fellini's 'The White Sheik'
Fellini is the master of blurring the lines between the real and the surreal, demonstrating the overriding imbrication of the familiar and the fantastic. In The White Sheik, currently playing at NYC's Film Forum, he inspires wonder and bemusement.
31 Dec 2019
'Uncut Gems' Is an Embarrassment of Riches
Adam Sandler's career-defining performance in the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems is a gritty thrill ride into the psyche of an adrenaline junky.
17 Dec 2019
In 'Uncut Gems' Adam Sandler's Howard Ratner Is on the Brink of Everything, or Nothing
The Safdie Brothers' nervy ball of tension, #PMPick Uncut Gems, sends a hustler blasting recklessly through a city where everybody is on the make.
13 Dec 2019
Venus as a Boy in Silent Film 'Little Old New York'
Sidney Olcott's silent film Little Old New York falls into a tradition of men who find themselves strangely attracted to boys that turn out to be girls in disguise.
09 Dec 2019
In Nickelodeon's 'Rocko's Modern Life', Corporations Steal Our Souls to Enchant Their Commodities
In a society of things, social responsibility requires a recognition of the influence of commodities upon our most foundational spiritual experiences. Nickelodeon's animated series, Rocko's Modern Life, puts it simply.
06 Nov 2019
Eddie Murphy Returns to Form (and Fun) in 'Dolemite Is My Name'
Director Craig Brewer helms his breezy tribute to Rudy Ray Moore, the '70s Blaxploitation icon who influenced an entire generation of young Black performers, with Dolemite Is My Name.
18 Oct 2019
Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Is a Uniquely Intelligent Satire
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Parasite, combines the epic class warfare of Snowpiercer with the zany activism of Okja, resulting in a brilliant, many-layered exploration of social stratification and capitalism.
16 Oct 2019
Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' Remains Explosive and Vivid
The Criterion Collection's essential 30th anniversary Blu-ray package of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing honors the film's heart, aesthetic brilliance, and pointed message on American racism, diversity, and community.
15 Oct 2019
The Corrosive Veneer of John Waters' Polyester
Unlike his earlier provocations, John Waters' Polyester suggests that moral depravity may be liberating for the person willing to embrace it, but it always gives rise to pain elsewhere.
30 Sep 2019
Deadpool and Ryan Reynolds' 11-Year Love Affair
If the best measure of success for a comic book film is how well it captures the tone for the central character, then Ryan Reynold's beloved character in Deadpool makes it among the greatest superhero films of all time.
23 Sep 2019
Sub-Atomic Particles and Brilliant Heist Sequences: 'Ant-Man' Masters the Tiny Universe
There are strong emotional stakes and likeable characters in Peyton Reed's Ant-Man, but they are all rooted in a, well, less than epic scale. This makes Ant-Man refreshing, an MCU palate cleanser.
06 Sep 2019
'Toy Story 4' and the Consolation of Uselessness
Josh Cooley's addition to the Toy Story universe is injected with something altogether more cosmic in scope than the previous films -- a comedic reverie of all things disintegratory.
04 Sep 2019
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