The scope and scale of the public art created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is undeniable; for decades, the artists (and spouses) inspired awe and wonder around the world, with installations that challenged […]
With popcorn buttered and perfect seats secured at the movie theater this weekend, you might want to buckle in before the previews end and Olivier Assayas’s latest, Non-Fiction, begins. Because once it does, […]
Major spoilers follow. Seriously. You’ve been warned. The final episode of “Game of Thrones” begins how it should: in silence. It’s a thoughtful silence, one that both reflects—and objects—on behalf of the […]
On Friday, a week of films kicks off at Music Box Theatre that could only have been curated by people who know a thing or two about what they’re doing. Such is […]
I can absolutely understand people not responding well to the second feature from the writing/directing team of David Dastmalchian and Collin Schiffi, who last made the bleak and haunting Animals, which tracked […]
In a time when some of the most compellingly filmed dramas are found on television or some streaming service or another, it felt like a bit of an adjustment watching a gripping […]
I genuinely love a good, grown-up romance film. I’m not talking about rom-coms, and you damn well better know the difference. But lately most of the attempts at genuine, heartfelt, on-screen romance […]
The best moment in The Lunchbox, the insanely underrated 2013 film by Ritesh Batra about a homemaker whose warm lunches end up getting delivered to a stranger, is the ending. While I […]
In a world where success can seem like it’s one well-received Instagram post away, being reminded of the thankless hours, the countless fails and the unrelenting hard work it is to build […]
The world of John Wick is getting bigger. Maybe not for him, but certainly for the audience members who have stuck with this series of stunt-heavy, extremely violent films about a super-assassin […]
Mild spoilers follow. A season of television beleaguered by the pressure and presumptions of millions is bound to suffer. This newest episode, however, is schlock no one thought Game of Thrones was […]
The very first thing wrong with Poms (and there are many things wrong with Poms) is the prologue that sets up the premise for the setting of Diane Keaton’s latest misfire: in a […]
