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12/02/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey5 min read

Review: Benedetta

Paul Verhoeven’s “lesbian nun movie” is gleefully provocative, unapologetically bawdy… and surprisingly thoughtful.

12/02/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers4 min read

Review: Wolf

Nathalie Biancheri’s latest doesn’t quite come together, but it’s a well-made film with a stunning central performance.

12/01/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Craig D. Lindsey7 min read

Harvey’s Hellhole: Mimic

Back in 1997, Miramax did Guillermo del Toro dirty. With his “Nightmare Alley” on the way, we look back at that ill-fated collaboration.

11/30/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Marya Gates6 min read

Review: The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion’s thoughtful, complex Western drama is one of the year’s best films.

11/30/202103/02/2024inVODepths, Reviewsby Josh Bell5 min read

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) On Demand This Week

Our mini-reviews of “Death of a Telemarketer,” “Red Pill,” “Castle Falls,” and more of this week’s direct-to-VOD titles.

11/29/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Edwin Arnaudin9 min read

The Eternal Adaptability of Heaven Can Wait

With Warren Beatty’s 1978 version out this week on Blu-ray, we take a look at the various screen iterations of ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan,’ aka ‘Heaven Can Wait.’

11/29/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Audrey Fox5 min read

The Power of the Dog, the Western, and the Myth of the Masculine Ideal

The new Jane Campion film’s deconstruction of masculinity in the western is quite effective – but it’s not as revolutionary as you might think.

11/24/202103/02/2024inLooking Backby Chelsea Spear5 min read

Forgotten Silver and Peter Jackson’s Mockumentary Roots

Long before “Get Back,” Peter Jackson was experimenting with the documentary form in this playful slice of fictional film history.

11/23/202103/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey5 min read

Review: Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest is a confident stew of oddball comedy, teen hormones, and ‘70s vibes.

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.