What ‘Gosnell’ Media Censors Don’t Want You To See Is A True-Crime Drama About Abortion
This film isn’t only a movie to see if you’re ardently pro-life. This is a movie for anyone interested in crime, in justice, in health care, and in reform.
Ryan Gosling Sleepwalks As Neil Armstrong In Downbeat ‘First Man’
‘First Man’ has a plot, but seems to be shot at a remove from the characters, meanders without becoming involving, and has puzzling ideas about children.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is A Hit Not Because It’s About Asians, But Because It’s About Humans
The effort to make this movie somehow fit the identity politics of our age and our country have bordered on the comical.
In ‘Slender Man,’ Hollywood Monetized A Nearly Murdered Child’s Trauma
Hollywood often turns real-life tragedies into films, but in this case the victim is still suffering the effects of the attack. Does anyone care?
‘The Sandlot’ Celebrates Myth And Reminds Us To Keep The Past Alive
Legend, myth, storytelling, preservation of memory — these ideas constitute the thematic heart of ‘The Sandlot.’ For its 25th anniversary, the film returns to theaters July 22 and 24.
10 Best Batman Films To Honor The Ten-Year Anniversary Of ‘The Dark Knight’
Batman is bigger than any one film or comic. He’s a myth that looms large over our culture, casting a wide and long shadow.
‘The Dark Knight’s’ Spellbinding Tale Of Self-Sacrifice Underlies An Instant Classic
It was a perfect comic book film, a brilliant crime movie, a stellar action flick, an amazing superhero story, a nail-biting cop drama, an intense thriller, a political commentary, a tale of terrorism, and more.
Academics Try And Fail To Understand The Appeal Of Clint Eastwood
A new collection of essays, ‘Tough Ain’t Enough: New Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood,’ discounts one of America’s greatest actors and filmmakers as little more than a Republican celebrity.
In The Anti-Christ Genre, Still Nothing Tops ‘Rosemary’s Baby’
In three weeks an artsy commemorative book debuts marking the film’s fiftieth anniversary: ‘This Is No Dream: Making Rosemary’s Baby,’ by James Munn and Bob Willoughby.
15 Films That Are Perfect For Helping You Celebrate America
The Fourth of July shouldn’t be about celebrating warfare or revolution, it should be about celebrating exceptional American freedom.
The Real Reason Feathered Dinosaurs Won’t Appear In Jurassic Park Has Nothing To Do With Science
One of the scientific advisors on Jurassic Park is making an apology for what he considers to be bad science in that film. But the apology holds water like a spaghetti strainer.
What Netflix’s True-Crime Doc ‘The Staircase’ Can Teach Us About Justice
There are loads of differences between the cases, but what they have in common is convicting white men of crimes against women based on scanty evidence.
How ‘Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay’ Turns The Antihero Upside Down
This little superhero film is a textbook in MacGuffin. It even has an extra featurette discussing the nature of MacGuffins.
50 Years Ago, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Outlined An Enduring Cosmic Vision
A year before the moon landing, man’s greatest achievement of space exploration so far, Stanley Kubrick gave us the first and still most impressive vision of our cosmic destiny.
What Molly Ringwald’s New Yorker Essay Gets Wrong About Filmmaker John Hughes
John Hughes simply must be defended. He was a singular talent and could be considered the most overtly America-loving filmmaker since Frank Capra.
‘Pacific Rim’ May Be A Failure, But The Giant Monster Mythos Will Rise Again
We are in a monster renaissance. The MonsterVerse has released two successful films, with two more on the way. 2016 saw Toho release the first new Japanese-based Godzilla film since 2004.
Here’s A Dueling List Of The Top 8 Westerns, Plus Actual Deep Cuts
‘The Top 10 Westerns Ever Made, Plus 10 More Deep Cuts’ was deeply disappointing to this film buff. So here’s a deeper, better, alternative list.
The Top 10 Westerns Ever Made, Plus 10 More Deep Cuts
With their clear-eyed moral messaging, Westerns are a great antidote to much of the modern filmmaking landscape, where audiences are often asked to identify with the bad guy.
72 Years After Japanese Internment Camps, ‘Karate Kid’ Still Teaches The Importance Of Fathers
The heartbeat that drives ‘The Karate Kid’ may be stronger now than it was in 1984. For all its superficial flaws, this film overflows with timeless wisdom for how to raise good men.
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Is A Racist Version Of ‘Stepford Wives’
‘Get Out’ has been chatted up for best picture, best actor, best director, and best film editing for Oscar nominations. The nomination lists come out January 23.
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