When a Movie Is So Bad It’s Good
What makes a bad movie go from being just another mediocre output from Hollywood, to…
Ari Aster’s ‘Hereditary’ Revives the American Horror Film Genre
The horror movie genre is one that I sometimes feel has become over-exposed and exploited…
Deconstructing The Muse: Who Inspires Hollywood Directors?
What’s in a muse? For each iconic piece of art, there’s a person—usually a woman—behind…
Comparing Four Movies About Long-Term Relationships in Trouble
Just by sheer coincidence, this past month I happened to not only catch Claire Denis’…
‘Lean on Pete’ Could Emerge as The Best Independent Film of 2018
When you think of horse movies, naturally the first ones likely to come to mind…
Revisiting Martin Scorsese’s ‘Gangs of New York’ 16 Years Later
Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York was released during a retrospectively impressive Oscar season: Rob…
British Movie Stars on the Rise: Olivia Cooke and Lola Kirke
These days to be a movie star means a much lesser and more modest level…
‘Isle of Dogs’ Prompts a Question: Why Are Cats Always Depicted as Evil?
Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs is the filmmaker’s return to stop-motion animation since Fantastic Mr.…
‘Thoroughbreds’ Tests The Age Limit for Enjoying Teen Movies
Focus Features’ latest release — Cory Finley’s Thoroughbreds — seems to be really trying hard to…
With ‘Annihilation’ Alex Garland Emerges as the King of Indie Sci-Fi Films
Two indie darlings of sci-fi cinema just happened to drop their most recent releases on…
The Nicole Kidman Effect on Tom Cruise’s Stardom
Tom Cruise: the man, the legend. Amazingly, that’s not a stage name, but actually a…
Does a Movie Need to Have an Original Plot to Be Good?
As with most of his films, Guillermo Del Toro’s acclimed The Shape of Water was a…
Why This Critic Is Done Reviewing Woody Allen’s Films
Almost two years ago, I wrote an article explaining why Woody Allen was my favorite…
Hollywood Burnout: Looking Back on an Underwhelming Year in Movies
Since age 10, I’ve been watching and paying attention to the movies and celebrities of…
