Posts by Christian Long

‘Westworld’ starts tying its loose ends together as the first season draws to a close

A muddled, tone-deaf, entirely unenjoyable WWII spy flick that is inexplicably filled with top-tier talent

At this point, it seems like The Walking Dead should change its name to The Plodding Around Aimlessly Dead to better match its content.

Hailee Steinfeld is a force of nature in this brilliant, funny, heartwarming teen drama

The Walking Dead may have already jumped the tiger, but this week proved that new lows are never far around the corner.

It didn’t seem possible, but The Walking Dead keeps finding new ways to be awful as this season continues chugging forward.

The Walking Dead has really jumped the shark. Er… tiger.

Chronicling X Japan, ‘We Are X’ takes a bold look at the nature of art and creation.

In the end, its charms overcome its problems, but only just.

Less a movie than a marketing experience, ‘Good Fortune’ offers nothing good and little fortune for its audience.

What was most shocking about last night’s season seven premiere was how not shocking it was.

[rating=7.00] There’s something I found very strongly off-putting in the opening moments of The Tiger Hunter, a film by writer/director Lena Khan. Told through flashback, and narrated by the character of Sami (Danny Pudi, in a very distracting Indian accent), he tells of his father, a great warrior, and titular tiger hunter. He saved a […]

Desierto is a beautiful looking film whose narrative never quite reaches the same level of quality.

Despite a powerhouse performance by Bryan Cranston, ‘Wakefield’ doesn’t quite hold together as a film

Set during the infamous ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast, Tony Hale leads an ensemble cast in this delightfully nostalgic comedy

A superbly crafted, intricately demented tale that both celebrates and critiques the essence of dark comedy.

Austin FIlm Festival returns with another batch of films that focus on the script portion of the movie making process.

This year’s Fantastic Fest offered no shortage of great films, but five stand out as the best of the best.

[rating=10.00] “Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.” Earlier this summer, at the ATX TV Fest, Tom Fontana and David Simon, creators of Oz and The Wire, respectively, discussed what it was like to produce a series for HBO both before and after The Sopranos became an unparalleled success. On the upside, having […]

The last four days at this year’s Fantastic Fest showed audiences that original storytelling is alive and well in cinema.