Crime Thriller ‘Deep Cover’ Showcases Laurence Fishburne’s Leonine Intensity
Bill Duke’s 1992 feature, Deep Cover, is a stylish drama set in the poisoned heart of the crack epidemic.
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Tribeca 2021: Wladyka’s Thriller ‘Catch the Fair One’ Will Haunt You
Josef Wladyka’s gripping second film shines a light on an epidemic of missing Indigenous women.
Jan de Bont’s ‘Twister’ Wreaks Havoc for 25 Years
In the 25 years since Jan de Bont released Twister, it has not stopped tearing through my life. This is my devastating love story.
Promising Young Screenwriter: On Emerald Fennell’s Perplexing ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell’s thriller Promising Young Woman pushes buttons, but does it deserve the Oscar’s Best Original Screenplay?
Can We Overcome the Crisis Inflicted on Jarecki’s ‘Crisis’?
Are the injustices allegedly committed by actor Armie Hammer worth muzzling ‘Crisis’, a film that’s a window into the widespread injustices of Big Pharma?
The Transformational Film Lens: D. Mitry on ‘My True Fairytale’
Director D. Mitry talks with PopMatters about his debut feature film, My True Fairytale, whose story aligns with the tragic loss of his daughter.
‘I Care a Lot’ and the Art of Portraying Awful People
In good films and shows with villains as leads, the protagonists’ ethically questionable actions are at least understandable, and perhaps even defensible. Not so in J Blakeson’s ‘I Care a Lot’.
Park Chan-wook’s ‘JSA: Joint Security Area’ Fights Violence with Brotherhood
Park Chan-wook’s South Korean thriller ‘Joint Security Area’ shows us how easy it could be to build a brotherhood with our enemies.
‘Test Pattern’ Director Shatara Michelle Ford Wonders if Dissonance Is Exploding Your Brain, Too
‘Test Pattern’ director Shatara Michelle Ford talks with PopMatters about putting everyday fear into film.
Time-Transcending Paranoia in ‘The Parallax View’
Fear of unseen powers causing public tragedies was so widespread in 1974 America that filmmakers knew audiences would believe the corporate murder machine of The Parallax View.
Director Thomas Bezucha on His Neo-Western, ‘Let Him Go’
Adapting Larry Watson's novel, director Thomas Bezucha sets the quest of a retired sheriff and his wife to the era of American society's fall from grace.