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11/23/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers5 min read

Review: House of Gucci

Ridley Scott’s latest is delicious trash, loaded with soap opera theatrics and overstuffed performances.

11/22/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson6 min read

Holy Smoke!: Jane Campion’s Battle of the Sexes

With ‘The Power of the Dog’ on the horizon, a look back at one of Jane Campion’s less acknowledged – but most striking – earlier works.

11/19/202103/02/2024inLooking Back, Classic Cornerby Sean Burns5 min read

Classic Corner: Doc

Frank Perry’s stark anti-Western (now streaming on Hulu and Paramount+) is a revisionist take on one of the most frequently filmed legends of the Old West.

11/18/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Craig D. Lindsey4 min read

Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Jason Reitman’s take on his father’s biggest hit is, hilariously, far more indebted to the work of Steven Spielberg than elder Reitman.

11/18/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey5 min read

Review: C’mon C’mon

The latest from “20th Century Women” director Mike Mills doesn’t match that film’s perfection (few do), but it offers plenty of emotional truths and warm performances nonetheless.

11/17/202103/02/2024inMoviesby Josh Bell7 min read

The Strange, Sordid Tale of Charles Bronson Lookalike Robert Bronzi

The Hungarian acrobat, stuntman, horse trainer and martial artist is building a strange career, and a filmography shadowing that of the action icon.

11/16/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Craig J. Clark7 min read

The Streetwise Noir of Samuel Fuller

With Noirvember in full swing, we explore the filmography of one of the poet laureates of film noir.

11/15/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Zach Vasquez11 min read

“F— the Bonus”: An Appreciation of Gary Sherman

Gary Sherman is a director’s director. In a more just world, he’d also be a household name—at least in cinephile households—and enjoy a stature similar to John Carpenter. That Carpenter comparison isn’t a random one, as the two have more than a little in common with one another. Both were—or, technically, still are—consummate craftsmen; both […]

11/12/202103/02/2024inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Roxana Hadadi9 min read

Going Through Hell to Reach Paradise: Cape Fear at 30

It’s another day that ends with the letter “y,” so it’s time to talk about Martin Scorsese again. Sorry that this man is so prolific! Sorry that his career is so varied! Sorry that his cinematic output is so singularly an extension of his array of influences, interests, and inspirations that every film is worth […]