Review: ‘Long Shot’ moves rom-coms a step forward
The romantic comedy is one of Hollywood’s oldest genres, but like many things around the world, it was born in misogyny. During Hollywood’s first few decades, studios geared many movies…
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The romantic comedy is one of Hollywood’s oldest genres, but like many things around the world, it was born in misogyny. During Hollywood’s first few decades, studios geared many movies…
I recently joined a round table of critics to interview Joe Berlinger, the director of the Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Joe’s answers ended up being…
When Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile and its cumbersome title were first announced, the Internet exploded with reactions, as it tends to do. Most of the online furor surrounded…
A classic superhero movie said it best: you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. One could say that of the Marvel Cinematic…
Trying to describe High Life, the first English-language film from French director Claire Denis, is a difficult endeavor. It’s a bleak sci-fi starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and André 3000…
Hellboy starts off great. From the first scene, it’s clear that this reboot isn’t taking itself too seriously: it kicks off in the Dark Ages (in black and white because…
The 2010s may seem like the renaissance of Stephen King adaptations, but in reality, they never really stopped. Starting with Brian De Palma’s Carrie in 1976, there have been at…
I’m convinced that the DC Extended Universe has given moviegoers Stockholm syndrome. The appeal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at least makes sense: its movies are, more often than not,…
The state’s biggest film festival is just days away! Movie lovers in Arizona need look no further than the Phoenix Film Festival, which runs from April 4th to the 14th…
Here’s a little piece of film history: the animated Dumbo came out in 1941, and it was the fourth Disney movie ever made. Here’s another piece of film history: Disney…
What a difference a year can make! At the beginning of 2016, Jordan Peele was primarily known for being one half of sketch comedy duo Key & Peele. At the…
Director John Lee Hancock has a perspective problem. In 2009, he directed The Blind Side, which was widely denounced as a white savior film—and rightly so. It told the story…