Written by Livvy O'Brien "The Pre-Raphaelites have always moved me deeply, especially their way of blending raw emotion with detail. Sir John Everett Millais’ “Ophelia” painting embodies this perfectly. The painting is a symphony of symbolism: the poppies tangled in … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "Every moment of the fourth-wall interview is just a reminder of the laziness of “The Alto Knights,” when it so desperately wants to be in the same conversation as Scorsese, Coppola, Spielberg, Eastwood, and Miller’s late-career … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "Melodrama gives way to domestic horror in Nicholas Ray’s phenomenal “Bigger Than Life,” a movie of feverish, boldly menacing visual style. Like Sam Fuller’s “The Naked Kiss,” the film points ahead to David Lynch’s surrealist suburban … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "The film's most significant shortcoming lies in its ultra-glossy digital cinematography from the usually reliable Seamus McGarvey. The switch from celluloid to digital results in a loss of the grime and texture that made the first … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "Finally, after years of misunderstandings, misfires, and misery, it’s happened: Marvel has made a good movie. Oh, sorry, I mean a good Fantastic Four movie. Right..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "...14 years later, "Final Destination" returns to claim a new group of fodder when they inexplicably escape their predetermined deaths—except this time, these characters were supposed to die before they were ever born."… Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu ""The Phoenician Scheme" is at its best when it takes advantage of the relationship between Anderson’s meticulous, dioramic frames and the weight of a guilty conscience. This is Anderson’s most self-critical film in..."… Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "Structurally, “Tides” takes the format of Jia’s recent melodramas “Mountains May Depart” and “Ash is Purest White.” Split into three sections, each set during a different time period and typified by a different era of Jia’s … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "Well, next season has come and gone. For five—maybe six, if we push it—episodes, my wish came true. “Doctor Who” was back..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "At what point do we say enough is enough? Should we have stamped our collective feet down after “Cinderella,” Disney’s first of their live action remakes that kicked off a wave of redos? Or was it … Continue reading.
