Quiet Desires in Allison Anders' 'Gas Food Lodging'
Allison Anders' Gas Food Lodging gives us such compelling characters that we cannot help but sit and observe them.
12 Nov 2019
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Cynthia Erivo's Performance Carries Kasi Lemmons' 'Harriet'
Cynthia Erivo's transcendent turn as Union spy, escaped slave, and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman shines through Kasi Lemmons' heroic but oversimplified biopic, Harriet.
31 Oct 2019
Rupert Goold's 'Judy' and the Queer-ing of the Biopic
Recent queer icon films Judy, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman tease their key audience while keeping one foot solidly in straight land. Is this progress?
24 Oct 2019
Tragic Spectacle as Social Commentary in Todd Phillips' 'Joker'
Todd Phillips' divisive Joker stirs the conscience -- and the stomach.
23 Oct 2019
Robert Eggers' 'The Lighthouse' Blazes with Brilliance
Director Robert Eggers' emotional powerhouse, The Lighthouse, is a profound allegorical reminder that no man is an island.
17 Oct 2019
Hamptons International Film Festival 2019: 'On Broadway'
Oren Jacoby's richly illustrated documentary on the ups and downs of modern Broadway, On Broadway, is all celebrations and no questions. Whether that's a problem depends on your level of theater mania.
15 Oct 2019
Pedro Almodóvar's 'Pain and Glory' and the Healing Power of Art
Veteran Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's pointedly autobiographical film, Pain and Glory, reflects on the power of art in shaping a life and legacy.
09 Oct 2019
'Prospect': A Coming of Age Character Arc in Realistic Sci-Fi
In a sci-fi setting with Wild West overtones, Sophie Thatcher's Cee is discovering how far she will go to get what she wants in Prospect.
07 Oct 2019
New York Film Festival 2019: 'Bacurau'
Loony anti-colonialist Brazilian satire Bacurau doesn't always balance its humor with its bite, but its communitarian soul, oddball wit, and dark vision of the future still hits home.
02 Oct 2019
Gothic Mystery 'Dominique' Indulges in Mood
Michael Anderson's Dominique hones in on an atmosphere richly dripping with nouveau gothic dread.
01 Oct 2019
Who Can Take Tomorrow, Dip It in a Scream? The 'Candyman' Can...
Bernard Rose's Candyman offers a moody "elegance", if you will, that's sorely lacking in other horror films of the era.
25 Sep 2019
'Ad Astra' Does Daddy Issues Well
Ad Astra has the astronomical humanism of Interstellar mixed with the morose nihilism of Apocalypse Now, fueled by a booster rocket of daddy issues.
19 Sep 2019
Fatcats and Amnesiacs: On Silent Films L'Argent and Fragment of an Empire
Masterpieces of the silent era, L'Argent and Fragment of an Empire (Oblomok imperii), revel in the delirium of creativity.
05 Sep 2019
'Official Secrets' Is a Devastating Reminder of the Power of Deception
Gavin Hood's thriller about British whistleblower Katharine Gun's attempt to stop the Iraq War, Official Secrets, is nothing special artistically, but its intense relevance burns the screen.
29 Aug 2019
It's New Dynasty, Same as the Old Dynasty, in King Hu's 'The Fate of Lee Khan'
The only truth in The Fate of Lee Khan is expressed physically, for these devious, untrustworthy characters become themselves only when fighting. Truly, we shall know them by their actions.
15 Aug 2019
'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.
31 Jul 2019
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