Review: Disney’s Haunted Mansion Gives the Beloved Theme Park Ride a Welcome New Narrative
When I was a kid, one of the first pieces of vinyl I ever owned was an audio version of…
Review: A High-Energy Western, The Harder They Fall Is Adventurous, Risky and Bold
Hot damn, do I love this movie. Built on a recipe of high energy, creative violence, style for days, the…
Review: Judas and the Black Messiah Is an Inspiring, Infuriating Chronicle of Activism and Betrayal
Sometimes, all of the pieces of a film just come together and fit so beautifully that the resulting work is…
Review: A Cinematic Pressure Cooker Boils Over in Uncut Gems
Every once in a while—and it isn’t very often, I assure you—I ask a very simple favor of anyone who…
Review: Smart, Fun and Expertly Crafted, Knives Out Invites Repeat Viewing
With all of his films, writer/director Rian Johnson does something rather remarkable: he takes a genre he loves and studies…
Review: The Edge Is Missing from Lisbeth Salander’s Latest Adventure, The Girl in the Spider’s Web
For the record, the “official” subtitle of The Girl in the Spider’s Web, this latest tale of militant hacker and…
Interview: How Boots Riley Fit All His Best Ideas into Sorry to Bother You
As much as many have written stories about how Sorry To Bother You writer/director Boots Riley “hacked” the Hollywood system…
Review: Visual Flair and A Hint of Sci-Fi in Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You
If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to films about the black experience in present-day America, you’ve probably figured…
Review: A Strong Ensemble Cast Makes Slight Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town Just Good Enough
I’m a collector of performances. Believe it or not, I’m not big into film memorabilia, toys, posters, soundtracks or other…
