Justin Theroux on ‘The Mosquito Coast’ and the Perennial Relevance of Allie Fox (INTERVIEW)
‘The Mosquito Coast’ producer and star Justin Theroux talks about the upcoming series adaptation, and what was appealing about portraying Allie Fox
‘Witness Infection’ Feels Like a Parody in Search of a Purpose (FILM REVIEW)
Witness Infection makes you an offer you should absolutely refuse.
SXSW: ‘The Sparks Brothers’ is One of the Most Delightfully, Appropriately Irrelevant Music Docs in Years (FILM REVIEW)
Edgar Wright explores the career of Sparks in his latest film.
SXSW: ‘Somewhere You Feel Free’ Is Made for Tom Petty Completionists and That’s About It (FILM REVIEW)
Tom Petty superfans should be pleased..
SXSW: ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil’ is a Shockingly Honest Documentary, with Some Glaring Omissions (FILM REVIEW)
Despite some issues, ‘Dancing With the Devil’ is a shockingly engaging documentary.
The Burning Question That ‘WandaVision’ Needs To Answer Before the Finale, But Probably Won’t
Marvel breaks the staleness of the MCU with WandaVision; why did it take so long?
‘PVT Chat’ is the Extremely Online Love Story We All Deserve (FILM REVIEW)
Grade: B It’s an odd ability in certain films that present a portrait of 21st-century life so stark that it comes across as downright dystopian. PVT Chat, and its meditation on love and trust in the digital age, is one of them. The story centers on Jack (Peter Vack), a pale, awkward New Yorker who […]
‘Dickinson’ Cast and Creator Discuss Their Unconventional Period Dramedy (INTERVIEW)
The cast and crew of ‘Dickinson’ on what makes their period dramedy relevant to life in the 21st century
‘Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults’ Director Clay Tweel On Bringing A Fresh Perspective To A Years-Old Story (INTERVIEW)
The director behind HBO Max’s ‘Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults’ on chipping away at the caricatures to tell the real story behind one of America’s most notorious groups of religious extremists
The Film and TV Moments That Defined 2020
20 film and TV moments that helped define 2020, the year we rarely left our couches
‘Promising Young Woman’ Is A Scathing Cinematic Reckoning (FILM REVIEW)
Carey Mulligan gives a stellar performance in writer/director Emerald Fennell’s brilliant, timely revenge thriller
‘Archenemy’ Is Peak Fan-Backed Action Flick, For Better And For Worse (FILM REVIEW)
It might be the closest thing to a Kickpuncher feature film we’ll ever get
‘Black Bear’ Is Mesmerizing, Relentless, And Deeply Unsettling (FILM REVIEW)
Black Bear is transcendently effed up.
With Season 4, ‘Fargo’ Has Come Into Its Own, You Betcha (TV REVIEW)
Noah Hawley’s spin-off of the legendary noir is one of television’s best, dontcha know.
‘On the Rocks’ Knowingly Tests the Limits of Bill Murray’s Charm (FILM REVIEW)
Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray reunite in an exhaustive deconstruction of the fabled Murray charm.
Casper Van Dien on His New Role in ‘The 2nd’ and the Lasting Appeal of Johnny Rico (INTERVIEW)
The new action flick The 2nd, out today on VOD, pits Ryan Phillipe’s Vic Davis against Casper Van Dien’s Driver, an ominous character who’s known only by his job description. Or, part of it, anyway. Working for a shady, well-funded organization with a political motive in mind, Driver leads a team of bad guys into […]
‘The Night Clerk’ Phones It In On the Job (FILM REVIEW)
This by the numbers thriller never manages to gain traction.
The Film and TV Moments That Defined 2019
The good, the ugh, and everything in between, these are the film and TV moments that defined 2019.
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Is A Fitting Conclusion For The Sprawling Space Opera, For Better And For Worse (FILM REVIEW)
The concluding film of the Skywalker saga is a fitting end, warts and all.
‘Mob Town’ Is An Unconventional, Albeit Unpolished, Mafia Movie
[rating=6.00] As part of the pantheon of quintessential American cinema, the mob movie is not only constantly revisited, but reinvented. Such is the case with Mob Town, a reframing of crime drama conventions, but still seems littered with the genre’s most reliable tropes. Director Danny A. Abeckaser, working from a script by Jon Carlo and […]