The (comparatively) young animation studio behind ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ is all over the map, in terms of style and quality – and that seems to be just what they’re striving for.
The 2008 comedy, which is all over the streaming services this month, was something of a crossroads for writer/director Kevin Smith – and a tantalizing glimpse at what could have been.
In the spring of 1981, and again a decade later, one of the world’s biggest movie stars tried to shake up his persona. But these things are easier said than done.
When it hit theaters 45 years ago, Alan J. Pakula’s Watergate explainer seemed like a giant risk. Some thought on how they pulled it off – and how it plays now.
The VOD and streaming eras have robbed us of one of the greatest pleasures of the ‘80s and ‘90s: stumbling upon something absolutely inexplicable in the middle of the night on cable TV.
With “Cherry,” Tom Holland joins the ranks of heartthrobs who try to prove their Serious Actor mettle by dropping their baby fat and cranking up the tics.
In this excerpt from his new book, Tim Grierson explains the close-up via its use in 'Persona,' 'The Passion of Joan of Arc,' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk.'
