Rediscover: May
In the recent hit mystery series Poker Face, one episode stands out because of its shocking climax. At the end of “Time of the Monkey,” the show’s hero Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) fights two old ladies...
View ArticleThe Fist of the Condor
For many moviegoers, their first introduction to Chilean martial artist and action star Marko Zaror just might’ve been last month via his top henchman role in John Wick: Chapter 4. Zaror is no stranger...
View ArticleAir
What is so suspenseful about corporate sponsorship? Unlike most sports dramas, the Ben Affleck film Air does not rely on the stakes of a pivotal championship game or a classic underdog story. Instead,...
View ArticleIn Viaggio
Gianfranco Rosi, the director of the documentary In Viaggio, seemingly has little interest in Pope Francis’ spiritual life. Primarily through archival footage, Rosi follows The Bishop of Rome as he...
View ArticleThe Super Mario Bros. Movie
It’s clear that everyone involved in the making of The Super Mario Bros. Movie really, really loves the source material. Or, maybe they’re just terrified at the prospect of rattling the hornet’s nest...
View ArticlePaint
Bob Ross, like Mr. Rogers, holds a fond place in the hearts of millions. Between 1983 and 1994, the frizzy-haired artist mesmerized audiences with his formulaic approach to landscape painting on his...
View ArticleOeuvre: Scorsese: Hugo
Following an extended shot that weaves through the Parisian train station in which much of the film is set, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo introduces its titular character (Asa Butterfield), who, from behind...
View ArticleCriminally Underrated: The Matrix Resurrections
Let’s get this out of the way first: there should never have been a fourth Matrix movie. Had the terrible, greedy, misguided business drones at Warner Bros. not made the wretched decision to resurrect...
View ArticleJoyland
A film that received an eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes, Saim Sadiq’s Joyland is a hard-hitting exploration of contemporary patriarchal family dynamics that deepens our understanding of the...
View ArticleHow to Blow Up a Pipeline
How to Blow Up a Pipeline is not ambiguous in its message. Though it may seem like the film might leave some doubt whether its protagonists are doing the right thing or not, we know how we’re supposed...
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Rediscover: Buck and the Preacher
As the ‘70s dawned, Sidney Poitier saw his star power begin to fade. As the only Black leading man in Hollywood during the 1960s, Poitier found himself in an unenviable position. Despite starring in...
View ArticleShowing Up
Many films about artists depict their work in the most ideal of circumstances where some life event leads to a sudden moment of ingenuity. But in reality, art is a drawn out process with its ups and...
View ArticleOne True Loves
The premise of One True Loves is ripe for exploring various themes related to love, romance, marriage and commitment. It’s just a shame how the film turned out. Wedded screenwriters Taylor Jenkins Reid...
View ArticleLittle Richard: I Am Everything
“You ain’t supposed to hide anything – you got it, God gave it, show it to the world!” An interview clip early in Little Richard: I Am Everything gives the rock ‘n’ roll icon a chance to spell out his...
View ArticleHoly Hell! Dogville Turns 20
You should only go into a Lars Von Trier film with a content warning or at least some knowledge of what the director tends to feature in his movies. They are often disturbing, long, and, in the case of...
View ArticleOeuvre: Scorsese: The Wolf of Wall Street
About one hour into The Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) is violently confronted by his first wife, Teresa Petrillo (Cristin Milioti), for various blatant infidelities. The...
View ArticleRenfield
Dracula might be the most malleable character in horror. Not only does he speak, contrary to most monsters, there is panache and personality to his nature. Sure, his primary goal is to drain a meatsack...
View ArticleMafia Mamma
There’s a telling moment that comes about halfway through Mafia Mamma, the latest entry in director Catherine Hardwicke’s increasingly random filmography, that sums up not only the film, but much of...
View ArticleSuzume
Among artistic media, the capacity for cinema to transport its audience to worlds of wonder, places of rich, boundless imagination, is arguably unrivaled. The unique juxtaposition of audio, transmitted...
View ArticleSweetwater
Director Martin Guigui’s screenplay for Sweetwater could easily be misconstrued as the parody of the real thing, if not for the deadening sincerity of the approach that borders on purely saccharine....
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