This week, we begin one of the most important periods of the awards race: the Fall Festivals. Over the course of about three weeks, critics and Hollywood bigwigs will descend upon Venice, Toronto, and Telluride in order to get their first looks...
In 1992, Candyman landed in theaters. It came at the tail end of the 80s horror craze, and without the name branding of Freddy Krueger or Jason Vorhees, the film barely broke even at the box office. But as an original horror film with big things...
Sad news today as legendary star of television and film Ed Asner passed away at the age of 91.
In 2019, the Met Gala chose “Camp” as its theme. The choice was controversial, as most of the stars were too obsessed with their own glamour and attractiveness to truly understand the concept of camp. A similar issue arises with Craig Gillespie’s...
Every once in a while, you find a film you can only describe as “special.” It may be once in a lifetime, it may be once a decade. But it will always be the work of a master, grappling with the big questions of the universe in a way that will...
Currently, against almost everyone’s wishes, CinemaCon is occurring in some obscure West Coast location. While I usually obsess over the event, there seems to be a general lack of interest from studios this year, and therefore I haven’t paid much...
When you think of the name Leos Carax, if you think of that name at all, you think of the absurd. After his groundbreaking post-modern opus Holy Motors, Carax had established himself as both a student and a critic of the Old Guard. It’s a label I...
Despite the fact that Covid – and specifically the Delta Variant – continues to ravage the world around us, most people continue to embrace the fact that we are seemingly in the endgame. And part of the post-mortem on any major disaster like this...
At this point, there is no such thing as a “great” musical biopic. Oh, sure, they can be good if they have the right star, like Rocketman, or as some would argue, Bohemian Rhapsody (I would not). But if the genre is going to insist on following a...
Over the course of the Olympics these last few weeks, studios seemed to embrace the Super Bowl model of dropping trailers for their major upcoming releases during sporting events. From blockbusters to Oscar contenders, we’ve seen no less than...
Taylor Sheridan has made a career for himself crafting what he himself has dubbed “modern adult thrillers.” His films all offer modern approaches on classic formulas – murder mysteries, Westerns, cop procedurals, and beyond – and have all, to...
Recently, I saw a press release for the television return of Jay Leno. I was immediately irked by this announcement, but I figured I’d shrug it off. But then I saw the full teaser, revealing that the project would be a revival of You Bet Your...
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