Popular art is the arena where you can sometimes truly assess the level of representation or equality in a society. It’s a good sign when popcorn genres start breaking out of their old…
In the fever dream that is “Blonde,” every waking moment in the life of Marilyn Monroe is pure hell. At least that’s the case for this Marilyn Monroe, who is meant to…
What a curse sometimes to have your movie surrounded by plenty of scandal before it opens. “Don’t Worry Darling” arrives with a backstory that could be a whole other film on its…
David Bowie was always more than a mere rockstar, he was a cultural icon. Just as appropriate is to term him a renaissance man. His curiosity was boundless and his creativity wasn’t…
That was quick. Scarcely six months since the premiere of A24’s “X” and we are getting the prequel, “Pearl.” This feat by director Ti West, which is a rarity in the…
Viola Davis, one of our greatest living actresses, channels her inner warrior in historical epic, “The Woman King.” The Oscar winning stars as Nanisca, the fearsome general of the Agojie, an…
Filmmaker and actor Kevin Smith comes full circle with “Clerks III,” the second sequel to “Clerks,” his breakthrough indie comedy inspired by his own time as a convenience store employee. Now…
There is a curious middle ground some remakes find where they aren’t necessarily the worst film, but they also confirm why we don’t need them. “Pinocchio” is, as promised, a live-action version…
Without the art of storytelling this would be such an empty world. It is a truth eloquently and wonderfully expressed in “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” the new film from a supreme…
Some movies are truly made for watching in the summer. As the season winds down there’s no shame in beating the heat by going down to the local multiplex, buying a snack and…
As fun as it is to watch from an ultraviolent horror perspective, “Day Shift” is a cookie-cutter action movie where vampires lock and load, and Jamie Foxx might as well be…
You can forgive the more comical aspects of “Fall” simply because it does an effective job at evoking the dizzying heights of its premise. Some thrillers just work that way, by coming…