Review: The magnificent and strange ‘Mother Mary’ is haunted by an identity crisis
Director David Lowery pits Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel against each other as two former collaborators exorcising the (perhaps literal) ghost of their past estrangement.
Interview: Jorma Taccone on Directing ‘Over Your Dead Body’ and Balancing Horror and Comedy
12+1 questions with The Lonely Island comedian, writer, and director Jorma Taccone about his new film Over Your Dead Body, balancing horror and comedy, filming in Finland, and more!
Review: ‘Michael’ is, uh, bad
Antoine Fuqua’s paint-by-numbers biopic wants to be startin’ somethin’ about the King of Pop—too bad it has nothing to say about its characters’ human nature.
‘Eight Men Out’ is An All Too Timeless Tale of Sliding Into Catastrophe
John Sayles’ brilliant 1988 baseball film Eight Men Out absolutely aches with bad decisions that seem practical at the time.
Review: Horror comedy and cartoonish violence? ‘Over Your Dead Body’
Tonally imbalanced at times and not afraid to cross lines, Jorma Taccone’s Over Your Dead Body is a funny, gruesome rollercoaster with a superb cast and truly killer final section.
Review: ‘Late Shift’ spotlights an overworked nurse on the brink
Petra Volpe’s new film is not only a compelling work of stripped-down cinema, but also important viewing for non-medical civilians like myself only experience healthcare as a patient.
Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is the most disgusting studio horror film in recent memory
This one’s for the hardcore horror fans, who have been given the gift of seeing mummified flesh ripped off on an IMAX screen. Enjoy it while you can.
Review: ‘The Christophers’ paints an enjoyable and elusive portrait of artists connecting
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest, the director deconstructs many of the heist-genre elements he popularized in the Ocean’s Eleven franchise, peeling back the layers to reach a surprisingly touching, emotional core.
Review: ‘Normal’ is dadcore action at its most familiar
Bob Odenkirk’s latest action flick, which is most definitely not a Nobody sequel, is a John Wick-meets-Fargo mashup that works even if it doesn’t go out of its way to do anything special.
How ‘The Natural’ Brings Me Home
I’m not a sports person, but to me Barry Levinson’s The Natural perfectly encapsulates what baseball is about—and makes me believe that what happens on the diamond is magic.
Interview: Paul Leary and filmmaker Tom Stern on the Butthole Surfers documentary ‘The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt’
12+1 questions with Butthole Surfers guitarist Paul Leary and filmmaker Tom Stern about their new documentary about the band, its unique style, and more!
Kylie Lee Baker picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Japanese Gothic’
Author Kylie Lee Baker on the movies that complement her new novel.
Review: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ is a charming throwback to 2000s rom-coms
Kat Coiro’s Italy-set rom-com starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page may not break a ton of new ground, but it’s the kind of big-hearted, escapist cinematic fantasy we don’t get much anymore.
Libby Ward picks 5 movies to pair with ‘Honest Motherhood’
Content creator and author Libby Ward on the movies that complement her new book.
Review: ‘The Furious’ is the best martial arts movie since ‘The Raid’
Besides an incredibly fun theatrical experience, Kenji Tanigaki’s third feature feels like a sea change moment for action movies: from now on, there’s only before The Furious and after.
Review: In meta-slasher ‘Faces of Death’, there’s nothing scarier than social media
While still full of relevant social media criticism and interesting meta ideas, Faces of Death is ultimately a curiosity rather than a gutting, must-see horror experience.
Interview: ‘Eephus’ writer/director Carson Lund on achieving authenticity and his baseball movie character MVP
12+1 questions with Carson Lund on rec league baseball feeling cinematic, making dialogue and characters feel authentic, his Frederick Wiseman starter pack, and more!
Cameron McCloud of Cure for Paranoia picks 6 movies to pair with ‘Work of A.R.T.’
Hip-hop artist Cameron McCloud on the movies that complement his band’s latest EP.
Kalynn Bayron picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Olive Oakes and the Haunted Carousel’
Author Kalynn Bayron on the movies that complement her new YA novel.
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein picks 7 movies to pair with ‘The Edge of Space-Time’
Theoretical physicist and writer Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on the movies that complement her new book.