With Flashy Cars and a Simple Plot, ‘Ford v. Ferarri’ Is a Safe Holiday Winner
So many cars, so many close-ups, the designer name dropping, and of course, the flashy…
The World Didn’t Need a ‘Zombieland’ Sequel, But It’s a Funny Movie After All
As is sometimes the case with sequels, Zombieland: Double Tap has just as much going…
‘Joker’ Doubles Down on a DC Comics Standard in a Grim 1970s Gotham City
At this point in time, either you like movies based on comic books and are…
Linda Ronstadt’s Iconoclastic Road to Pop Success in ‘The Sound of My Voice’
As close friend Bonnie Raitt comments in Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s new documentary The…
Hollywood Slowly Learning How to Portray—and Feature—Disabled on Screen
Throughout film history there have been a number of well-received movies featuring physically or mentally…
After Mysterious 2-Year Delay, ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ Finally Debuts
Annapurna Pictures’ new dramedy Where’d You Go, Bernadette? is about a suburban housewife who has…
All-Star Revisionist History of The 1960s: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
As he’s already done with World War II in Inglourious Basterds (2009) or the Civil…
‘Marianne & Leonard’ Chronicles the Tangled Lives of a Folk Legend and His Muse
Two months ago we welcomed the 1960s pop-rock themed Echo in the Canyon and now…
Nisha Ganatra’s New Comedy ‘Late Night’ Promises Easy Laughs
Nisha Ganatra’s new comedy Late Night had a lot of potential going into production. An Oscar-winning…
Chronicling the Artistic Legacy of 1960s Laurel Canyon in ‘Echo in the Canyon’
This year marks the 50th anniversary of 1969, the last year of the decade of…
French Filmaker Olivier Assayas’ Surprising Embrace of the Digital Future
French filmmaker Olivier Assayas might be one of the very few middle-aged movie directors who…
Seth Rogen’s ‘Long Shot’ Funny Enough for a Last-Minute Date Night
Over the years, Seth Rogen has been used as an example of the double standard…
Aretha Franklin’s 1972 ‘Amazing Grace’ Concert Footage Really Is That
One of the best concert films in recent years was shot almost 50 years ago.…
‘The Mustang’ Is a Serious Horse Movie—for Grownups, Not Children
With horse movies, it’s often the same thing over and over again: either a goofy,…