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Charly (1968) features one of the few quality performances of an intellectually disabled character by an able-minded actor.
Exploring the boundaries of cinema with Andrei Tarkovsky.
The Unforgivable has some interesting ideas, but ultimately it's just another mediocre thriller. C-
Vincente Minnelli's hyperreality and the naturalism of impatient Frank Sinatra in Some Came Running (1958).
David Lynch's Inland Empire (2006) and Melissa Anderson's new book on it.
The hyper-real production design of National Velvet (1944) and the power of practical elements in filmmaking.
One of many fantasy films released that decade, Ridley Scott's Legend (1985) remains exhilirating.
Visual storytelling and its absence in all contemporary TV and too many movies.
Wait Until Dark (1967) stars Audrey Hepburn in one of her only psychological thrillers.
C'mon C'mon is the most indulgent and implausible of all of Mike Mills' films so far.
Jane Campion's new film The Power of the Dog has the best performance of Benedict Cumberbatch's career. A
Denis Villeneuve did what many said what impossible and made a good movie out of Frank Herbert's legendary book, unlike David Lynch.
If there’s a goal, it’s to lead a pleasurable life of fine arts appreciation and intellectual heavy lifting, and to look good doing it.
The film Acts of Piracy became a negativity magnet.
Was Kant the most evil man in history?
Kate, like many genre products, is a multicultural stew of familiar ideas.
Recently, the discourse percolated like a cauldron of boiling shit with the idea that “conservatives can’t make worthwhile art.”
The film has empathy, but not much to say about justice.
Like a David Lynch or Alejandro Jodorowsky film, one must leave all sense of logic at the door to truly experience House.
The new Disney+ series has a very narrow idea of infinite possibilities.
No one’s worthy to follow Alex Trebek. The show must go on hiatus as we reflect.
Promoting The Terminator three weeks before its release, when Schwarzenegger was still treated (at least by Johnny) as a curio at best, and as a joke at worst.
The two talk about John Carpenter's remake of the Howard Hawks film based on John W. Campbell's "Who Goes There?"
The late actor talks about growing up working in Hollywood.
A documentary for TV by Clara Kuperberg featuring James Ellroy, Eddie Muller, and Alain Silver.
From this year's New York Film Festival.
A making-of documentary featuring most of the cast and crew from the legendary 1974 horror film.
A short film shot by Halyna Hutchins.
From this year's New York Film Festival.
Too much of a "high-wire act"?