Review: A Mish-Mash of Styles and Absence of Vision Make Persuasion a Lackluster Austen Adaptation
In the world of Jane Austen adaptations, there’s always room for creativity. From Hulu’s recent Fire Island, reimagining Pride &…
Interview: Filmmaker Cooper Raiff on Acting in His Own Films, Casting Dakota Johnson and Being a Good Party Starter
When writer/director/actor Cooper Raiff began making films, he tended to borrow not just from events in his life, but also…
Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth, On Learning the Dance Steps as You Go
Filmmaker Cooper Raiff (Shithouse) is only 24 years old, yet he’s delivered one of the most emotionally mature, fully formed…
Dispatch: Post-Sundance, Several Films are Still Worth Watching Out For
Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about…
Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapts The Lost Daughter into a Compelling, Devastating Exploration of Motherhood
Italian author Elena Ferrante (a pseudonym, no one actually knows who Ferrante is) has written 11 novels; her four-book Neopolitan…
Review: In Our Friend, Connection and Sacrifice Carry a Family Through Its Toughest Days
In 2015, writer Matt Teague had an article published in Esquire entitled “The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough…
Review: The High Note Lacks Harmony in Disjointed, Foolish Plotlines
One of the things I admired about director Nisha Ganatra’s previous film, Late Night, was that some of its insights…
Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon Celebrates An Unlikely Friendship Via Memorable Performances
It could have gone so wrong, but the feature writing/directing debut from Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson got to me…
Review: As Remakes Go, a New Suspiria is Ambitious, Thrilling and Sometimes Hard to Watch
The reason I’ve never been on the front lines of calling for a ban on remakes in the film world…
Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker, Stupid and Loathsome
It’s true what they say: familiarity breeds contempt. And the more I get to know the characters in the Fifty…
