In a world where movies are dominated by massive special effects and every prospective blockbuster is now expected to run over two and a half hours, we risk losing a sense of awe.
Ridley Scott has made so many lavish historical epics that you never doubt while walking into the latest one that he will deliver something formidable. Like few other filmmakers, Scott has truly…
The real curse of Michael Myers is that he works best for one movie. “Halloween Kills” follows 2018’s entertaining “Halloween,” a reboot of the famous franchise, which worked as a gothic homage…
Some artists alter the mold of an art form so deeply they not only define an era but endure well into the future. Filmmaker Todd Haynes‘ invigorating “The Velvet Underground” documentary is…
For fifteen years now, Daniel Craig has primarily been known to the world as Bond, James Bond. That kind of pop cultural weight is no easy feat to handle. Agent 007 is…
Who wouldn’t want a friend like Venom? Sure, he may be an alien “symbiote,” but he’s eternally loyal to the point of being attached to your body 24-7, instantly heals any broken limbs,…
Watching “The Many Saints of Newark” has the feel of flipping through a family album full of grainy, washed out photographs, where all of them hide unsettling family histories behind the smiles.
There are still some directors left who want to make films that defy convention. France’s Julia Ducournau is such a director. Her film, “Titane,” doesn’t care about competing to be a…
In a time when entertainment is becoming more politically correct, the Addams Family takes on a new kind of rebellious edge because they’ve always been outsiders. The whole point of their appeal is…
Some remakes can justify themselves with pure craft. Such is the case with Netflix’s “The Guilty,” an American update of an acclaimed 2018 Danish thriller. While the original is more than worth…
So many choices can make or break a movie. The stakes get even higher with a musical, and they rise to a whole other level when the subject matter is as particular as…
While men have fallen in love with alluring computers and humanoid robots in films like “Her” and “Ex Machina,” the roles are reversed in “I’m Your Man,” a German sci-fi drama exploring…