In the early ‘90s, Araki had previously made three low-budget films: “Three Bewildered People in the Night” (1987), “The Long ...
Sometimes, when I watch a short film, particularly a documentary, I come away feeling that it could have gone on another thirty minutes or so, and I still would’ve been hooked. Lydia Cornett’s film ...
Ever since, I’ve been reading his every book and review and I’m proud to call him a friend. He very, very kindly quoted me in his book Mind Games on David Fincher (very specifically the first Unloved ...
On the 30th anniversary of Pulp Fiction, let's look at the movies that have shaped Quentin Tarantino's career.
Kristofferson is the best part of a largely-forgotten film. He plays wizened, world-weary NTSB investigator Bill Smith who ...
But alas, we’re stuck with the confounding white family who are each more type than person. It’s like the show, with its land ...
Created by Erin Foster and based loosely on her own life, “Nobody Wants This” centers on Joanne (Kristen Bell), who co-hosts ...
For Gotham cinephiles, the New York Film Festival has its annual launch on the last Friday of September (the 2024 edition ...
For a film with so many memorable scenes, Larisa Shepitko’s “The Ascent” (1977) feels shamefully neglected. While Soviet war ...
Elwood (Ethan Herisse) is a smart, idealistic kid who is wrongly shuttled off to the abusive confines of a reformatory school ...
We’re closing out our coverage of an excellent Fantastic Fest this year with a trio of very different films, all worth seeing ...
"Amber Alert" works, sometimes, as a thriller, but it has serious aspirations. It wants to "say" something. These two things ...