The six chapters of this wonderful western are all pure Coen—sometimes silly, sometimes touching, always darkly, strangely, almost inexplicably powerful.
Led by two stars giving best-of-year performances, A Star Is Born is familiar but exhilarating melodramatic filmmaking
It's a near perfect action blockbuster and a film that's going to be near impossible to top
Jason Schwartzman plays Max Fischer, one of Wes Anderson's most fascinating and entertaining characters, in the director's sweet, funny sophomore effort
In honor of our film of the week, Local Hero, I'm reviewing I Know Where I'm Going! from Powell and Pressburger for The Cinessential
For The Cinessential, I write about Barbara Kopple's 1990 workers' rights documentary in the context of Harlan County U.S.A. week
Blindspotting, BlackKklansman, Widows, A Star Is Born, and more of the movies that made 2018 special
John C. Reilly, Nicole Kidman, Lucas Hedges, Regina King, and more of the most intriguing actors of the fall 2018 movie season.
With Bond 25 in some turmoil, I'm looking back at one of my favorite movie franchises and discussing its high points and its "They must have been high" points
RBG, and The China Hustle, and Divide and Conquer are among the films Magnolia Pictures will be campaigning for 2018 end-of-year awards and the 2019 Oscars.
Jane Fonda in Five Acts, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, and The Bleeding Edge are among the documentary films that will be considered for 2018 end-of-year awards and the 2019 Oscars.
Private Life, 22 July, Reversing Roe, and The Bleeding Edge are among the films Netflix will be campaigning for 2018 end-of-year awards and the 2019 Oscars.
