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02/14/202202/13/2022inLooking Backby Jeremy Herbert5 min read

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Love Without Nickname

It may not be a conventional Valentine’s Day pick, but it’s the most romantic movie Clint Eastwood made until his journey to Madison County.

02/14/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson5 min read

Sally Potter’s The Tango Lesson and the Auteur’s Romance

Sally Potter’s follow-up to “Orlando” was a self-aware meta-romance, with much to say about art, life, love and dance.

02/11/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Chelsea Spear5 min read

Crossing Delancey is a Valentine’s Pick for Realists

There’s an element of fantasy to countless rom-coms, but Joan Micklin Silver’s marvelous 1988 sleeper is grounded in genuine interpersonal and cultural conflict.

02/11/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Jason Bailey6 min read

Classic Corner: A Damsel in Distress

When RKO created their first solo vehicle for Fred Astaire, they brought out the big guns: songs by the Gershwins, script by P.G. Wodehouse, direction by George Stevens, and (best of all) comedy by George Burns and Gracie Allen.

02/10/202203/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers4 min read

Review: The Sky is Everywhere

It sounds like a garden-variety YA adaptation, but the voice of innovative director Josephine Decker cannot be stifled.

02/10/202203/02/2024inReviewsby Craig D. Lindsey4 min read

Review: I Want You Back

The new Amazon rom-com is formulaic and predictable, but the charisma of its stars goes a long, long way.

02/09/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Audrey Fox6 min read

Built For Love: Robots and Romance in Making Mr. Right and I’m Your Man

With Valentine’s Day approaching, we look at a very particular subset of the romantic comedy: the stories of robots and the women they love.

02/08/202203/02/2024inVODepths, Reviewsby Josh Bell5 min read

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

A look at this week’s VOD highlights (and lowlights), including ‘Supercool,’ ‘Exorcist Vengeance,’ and ‘Along Came Wanda’:

02/08/202203/02/2024inMoviesby Bill Bria8 min read

The Feedback Loop Between Cinema and Video Games

“Uncharted” lands in theaters this week, so let’s take a look at the sketchy history of video game adaptations – and why the interplay between these two media make them so hard to pull off.

02/07/202203/02/2024inLooking Backby Julia Sirmons5 min read

The Tonal Trickery of Death on the Nile

With Kenneth Branagh’s new adaptation out this week, we look back at the star-studded 1978 take on Agatha Christie’s classic – and the landmines of adapting her work overall.