Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel has delivered a fairly eclectic range of films in his relatively short time as a director, beginning with 2011’s ultra-violent but critically acclaimed Snowtown. He followed […]

Naturally, it takes an Australian director and a cast led by mostly non-American actors to hold a mirror to a part of recent U.S. history that has alarming ties to […]

File this one under: Christmas movie I didn’t know was a Christmas movie until I was deep into it. If I’m reading the credits correctly, Genie is directed by Sam […]

How is it possible that some of my favorite DC movies of late have been their animated offerings? Four years ago, we were treated to Teen Titans GO! To the […]

If you told me that I was about to watch a movie with such immensely talented and interesting actors as Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Marc Maron, […]

How is it possible for a music-centered biopic to feature fantastic music, heartfelt performances, and a story about triumph over trauma and still end up teaching us nothing about its […]

Honestly, it doesn’t bother me that Stardust, directed by Gabriel Range (The Day Britain Stopped), wasn’t sanctioned by the family of David Bowie, whose early career is explored here. I […]

At this point, it feels like any actor who wants to play the Joker—arguably the most famous comic book villain in history—can take a crack at him. At some point […]

For more than a decade, filmmaker Lynn Shelton has been making relationship-driven dramedies with some of the independent film scene’s most talented actors from Mark Duplass to Rosemarie DeWitt, Ellen […]

Though it hadn’t seen nationwide release until today, The Big Sick is already all over the news.  The film features Kumail Nanjiani, a Pakistani-born stand-up comedian who came up in the comedy world via our […]