On Becoming a God in Central Florida Premiere Recap: “Go-Ge
The awkwardly lengthy title of Showtime’s new dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida seems indicative of a problem with the series: It doesn’t know when or how to stop.
From Silents to the Seventies: A Patch of Blue
Some message films lose their sting as the years pass, but A Patch of Blue isn’t one of them. This touching, beautifully mounted movie still has something very powerful to say about racial tolerance and human understanding. ...
Angel Has Fallen Review: Pointless Sequel Can’t Get Up
If going through a checklist of action film clichés were a competitive sport, Angel Has Fallen would be the all-time world champion. The predictable plot, two-dimensional characters, and lust for guns are all tone-deaf overkill (p...
From Silents to the Seventies: The Last Movie
The Last Movie almost was the last movie for Dennis Hopper. As much as Easy Rider set him up to be a powerhouse director, his follow-up was a notorious fiasco that nearly destroyed Hopper’s career. Little-seen for decades, t...
After the Wedding Review: Weak Reception
After the Wedding has a praiseworthy cast all performing at their peaks, but never quite gets to the emotional core of the characters’ lives.
Fear the Walking Dead 5.10 Recap: “We’re Not Doing Ca
Fear the Walking Dead does what I have to assume is intended as an extended Dawn of the Dead riff this week. More importantly, the show returns to regular high-definition (albeit dull and colorless) photography.
From Silents to the Seventies: Sweet Charity
Shirley MacLaine’s irrepressible vivacity and Bob Fosse’s iconic choreography sweeten Sweet Charity, but the lumbering story of a not-so-happy hooker’s quest for love leaves a slightly sour aftertaste.
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 18th, 2019 – Show Some H
Trapped right between the hustle and bustle of last week’s Marvel onslaught and next week’s giant monster smackdown are a handful of movies that you may have forgotten were released earlier this year. In some cases, th...
Weekend Roundtable: Anger Management
Anger is a very primal emotion that makes great fodder for movie plots. Our Roundtable this week looks at some of our favorite movie scenes in which characters lose their tempers and rage out.
Cold Case Hammarskjöld Review: The Truth Is Pretty Far Out There
Denmark produces some of the most astonishing, compelling and intelligent cinema in the world. This relatively small country has a knack for generating filmmakers of boldness and originality. Mads Brügger’s Cold Case Hammars...
Aquarela Review: Wet, Wild, Wondrous
After bowing at Venice in September of last year, Victor Kossakovsky’s documentary Aquarela finally washes ashore. This arty, poetic look at water in its many forms may enthrall some and bore others, but it’ll provide ...
Where’d You Go, Bernadette Review: Get Lost
As per its title, Where’d You Go, Bernadette is better at asking questions than delivering answers. It’s a strange film, with A-list performers and a sensitive director producing a work that feels maudlin and messy, li...