Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Features Stunning Animation, Plenty of Humanity and Just a Bit of Terror

If you had told me earlier this year that I would see a film version of Pinocchio that featured a…
If you had told me earlier this year that I would see a film version of Pinocchio that featured a…
Haunting and mysterious from the first frame, the latest from writer/director Joanna Hogg is the story of filmmaker Julie and…
Over the years, I’ve discovered that I have a soft spot for films about the magic powers that spoken-word storytelling…
The strange and often heartbreaking autobiographical journey of 2019’s The Souvenir continues with writer/director Joanna Hogg’s more empowering sequel The…
Filmmaker Wes Anderson, with 10 feature films to his name (his 11th is in production), has become such a known…
The Chicago International Film Festival returns this week—like really, truly returns!—with dozens of films and events that once again highlight…
The Academy Awards for short films are usually only of interest to die-hard Oscars fans, those of us paying attention…
In his previous works, director/series runner Armando Iannucci (The Death of Stalin, “Veep,” In The Loop) has finely tuned his…
In just its first few days, the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival has presented dozens of films to thousands of…
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is nothing if not versatile, as can happen with a career that spans more than three decades.…
The reason I’ve never been on the front lines of calling for a ban on remakes in the film world…
Part of the reason Marvel’s latest comic book adaptation, Doctor Strange, works is because huge swaths of it don’t feel…
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