Allow me to spin you a tale about a 20th-century existentialist philosopher named Hannah Arendt. She was—and is—one of the most important contributors to political philosophy in recent history. She…
Somewhere between the end of summer movie season and the start of prestige movie season, the final gasps of mindless entertainment echo out into the void. Some might grab your…
It was only a matter of time before Spike Lee offered up a joint for the Trump era. The legendary Lee’s oeuvre is a chameleonic protest chant, shifting shape with…
Following in the noble footsteps of Roy Scheider and Blake Lively, it’s finally time for Jason Statham to do battle with a large shark. Judging by the fact that those…
To distract the world from their secret plan to buy out every other movie studio, Disney has been remaking their animated classics. Most of them have been beat-for-beat live-action remakes,…
In “The Spy Who Dumped Me”, a guy breaks up with Mila Kunis. While she’s blasting through the stages of grief at the speed of a two-hour movie, the CIA…
All within the same month, the indie film scene has been blessed with two movies heavily inspired by Spike Lee and a new joint from Mr. Lee himself. The first…
The “Mission: Impossible” series is the greatest action franchise in the history of cinema. Think about it: there is no other action franchise without a single bad movie to its…
If you’ve seen a Gus Van Sant film and have a working heart, you’ve probably gotten emotional during a Gus Van Sant film. The writer/director deals in spades of sentimentality,…
In April, I joined a group of film critics for a conversation with comedian and musical personality Bo Burnham. He recently launched onto the filmmaking scene with his debut movie…
“Sorry to Bother You” is a surrealist sci-fi comedy written and directed by longtime rapper Boots Riley. It’s a critique of racial exploitation in a capitalist system that uses humor…
The “Die Hard” franchise consists of five movies, but if one were to count its countless rip-offs, the number would skyrocket. After John McClane’s original outing started the “one man fights bad…
