The title of Jake Johnson’s latest book—Unstaged Grief: Musicals and Mourning in Midcentury America—is more than a bit jarring. It’s that part about “Musicals and Mourning” that seems so odd. […]
Although it didn’t take quite as long as it did The Accountant to get to its recent sequel (nine years), Another Simple Favor takes place in the aftermath of 2018’s […]
Not since the original Guardians of the Galaxy movie has Marvel so successfully forged a team that worked so convincingly together and resulted in so much emotion by the end […]
In Havoc, the latest absolutely chaotic, utterly brutal actioner from writer/director Gareth Evans (The Raid), Tom Hardy plays Walker, a beaten-down, taken-out-with-the-trash detective who starts out like that even before […]
Considering the pedigree of the horror video game adaptation Until Dawn, I admittedly expected something better. From director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation, both Shazam! movies) and writers […]
Based on the 2019 book by Shannon Pufahl, On Swift Horses is a story about secrets and secret lives in the period in American history immediately following the Korean War. […]
In that rare blend of fairy tales, fantasy, folk horror, and monster movies, the directing debut from music video veteran Isaiah Saxon (The Legend of Ochi) introduces us to a […]
It’s been nearly ten years since director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, Pride & Glory) and screenwriter Bill Dubuque brought us The Accountant, the curious story of Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), who […]
This article was written by Cortlyn Kelly. MUBI Fest returns to Chicago April 26 and 27 as its launching point for its 2025 world tour. As the only stop in […]
You’d be forgiven if, like me (and based on the film’s marketing materials), you anticipated something of a more raucous, raunchy modern romcom from filmmaker Andrew Ahn (Driveways). Perhaps something […]
Although this insightful documentary directed by frequent feature film music supervisor and music consultant Mark Lo was made back in 2020, it is finally getting a digital release this week. […]
While a more in-depth knowledge of the recent history of French politics would probably make The President’s Wife (known as Bernadette in France) a more fulfilling experience, the broad-strokes frustrations […]