Film & TV

Before the private jets, the billion-dollar hospitality empire, and the globally recognized shorthand for coastal escapism, Jimmy Buffett was, in the words of guitarist Roger Bartlett, “a mere mortal.” Bartlett was the first-ever member of the Coral Reefer Band, and he is one of many past Buffett collaborators to speak in Occupational Hazard: The First […]

The satirical romp Josie and the Pussycats (2001) is a fun movie. But is it a great rock ‘n’ roll movie? Eh, not so fast on that second one. Welcome back to Glide’s quest for what makes a good rock ‘n’ roll movie. Last month, we looked at Almost Famous, a great launching pad because […]

A good rock ‘n’ roll movie remains a tough prospect. Why? It’s a question that has remained elusive for years, and for 2026, the rabbit hole beckons. That’s why, coming to you from the screening room at Glide Magazine HQ, we’ve decided to do a bit of research. Every first Friday of the month, we’ll […]

Rating C+ The thing about Paul Thomas Anderson is that his talent is so great that even his bad movies are, well, pretty good. His technique and craft are such that his worst movie still has plenty worth noting and considering. Inherent Vice was, by most accounts, not a great movie. And yet there was […]

RATING A It’s difficult to make a compelling narrative from terrible people. We tend to want to like our protagonists and watch them succeed. Constructing a story from awful people we want nothing to do with and whom we hope to fail takes a special kind of talent that’s rare to come by. Which is […]

RATING B+ Strictly speaking, no, we did not need another Matrix. That’s arguably been true since 1999 when the first movie came and blew everyone’s minds with its reality-bending story, mind-melting effects, and evolution of the cyberpunk aesthetic that felt perfect for the turn of the century milieu in which it existed. The next two […]

RATING A+ The one thing you know for sure when going into a Guillermo Del Toro film is that he does not give a fuck about the standards of cinematic convention. He, perhaps more than any other filmmaker working today, makes movies precisely for an audience of one. Whether or not anyone is on board […]

RATING – C+ It isn’t difficult to understand why director Steven Spielberg wanted to remake West Side Story. The original film adaptation of the Steven Sondheim musical is, perhaps, one of the most influential movies of Spielberg’s generation. That film, from directors Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, set a gold standard for both musical films […]

Rating- B The last couple of decades have really forced a reconsideration of what the western is as a genre. As we creep further and further into the 21st century, so, too, has the genre progressed. Once firmly set in a world pre-Civil War, the modern western finds itself creeping into the 20th century, where […]

‘Bruised’ Follows Cookie Cutter Sports Film Formula (FILM REVIEW)

RATING – A Jonathan Larson never lived to see his impact. The writer and creator of Rent, one of Broadway’s most enduring and beloved musicals, died suddenly the night before his play made its grand debut. He never lived to see his Tony Awards, his Pulitzer, or the worldwide acclaim he very rightly deserved. For […]

Despite changing the course of film history with Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper’s career behind the camera in the years that followed was sparse. Most of that absence is due to the failure of his 1971 follow-up, The Last Movie, which effectively led him to be exiled from the director’s chair for nearly a decade. That […]

While Summer is known for its high octane blockbusters and big budget thrill rides, the holiday movie season is the source of what is usually the year’s best in cinematic delights. This year, even with the pandemic still raging, is no different. With the availability of streaming options opening up movie watching choices more than […]

Grade: C+ The Royal Family is just an awful institution. Beyond the their regal facade and ‘stiff upper lip’ bullshit, they seem to exist as these powerless figureheads that only serve as tabloid fodder or an infrequent reminder of how fucking useless monarchies have always been. Enter Spencer, a biopic focusing on three days of […]

Rating: A- Tom Hanks is an actor who can get away with, quite frankly, kind of a lot. There are roles that he takes that, in the hands of a lesser actor, might be veer into sappy territory. Yet, in his hands, there’s an earnestness that creates, at the very least, an illusion of nuance […]

Fran Kranz makes a stunning directorial debut with this urgent and powerful film.

Grade B+ The story of someone pursuing their dreams and achieving stardom with sheer talent and determination is one of the most romanticized tales told. If that weren’t true, they wouldn’t have remade A Star Is Born four times, and the whole reality/competition TV genre as we know it wouldn’t exist. The thing is, the […]

The new documentary takes on the realites of superstardom.

While the adaptation is as yet incomplete, what we’ve got so far has potential.

Yep, that sure is how a slasher movie works.