Now Streaming: ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’
From the beginning, the ‘Cloverfield’ franchise has been as much about J.J. Abrams’ interest in marketing as it is about the movies themselves. This weekend, Abrams’ pulled off his greatest ‘Cloverfie...
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‘The Alienist’ Pilot Recap: “I’m Not Here
Paramount tried for over two decades to launch a big-budget movie adaptation of Caleb Carr’s bestselling 1994 historical mystery thriller ‘The Alienist’, but every attempt fell through until the project eventuall...
‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ Review: They Bought a Zo
Great story. Mediocre movie. It’s depressingly common. ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ is the latest example of the phenomenon, but it will be far from the last.
‘Captain America: Civil War’ Review: Marvel’s 8-Year ...
‘Captain America: Civil War’ plastered a big, dopey, childish grin on my face from start to finish due to how much it truly feels like a comic book brought to life. The movie is unapologetic to unfamiliar audiences lik...
‘The Face of an Angel’ Review: A Mangled Misfire
Director Michael Winterbottom’s career has been defined by cinematic experiments. Sometimes they pay off (’24 Hour Party People’) and sometimes they fail wildly (‘9 Songs’), but at least he takes the ...
‘Woman in Gold’ Review: No Glitter Here
The Oscar bait prestige picture has become so ubiquitous in the Harvey Weinstein era that those movies have become just as formulaic and predictable as the mainstream Hollywood fare they’re supposed to provide escape from.
TIFF Journal: ‘The Face of an Angel’
Michael Winterbottom’s latest cinematic experiment starts off loosely based on a filmmaker investigating the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy before almost instantly dropping that subject matter in favor of a charact...