Crooked Marquee — Page 27 of 244 — Delightfully unique (crooked) movie perspectives.

03/13/202503/13/2025inReviewsby Jason Bailey5 min read

Review: Black Bag

Steven Soderbergh’s latest finds the prolific, efficient filmmaker doing what he does best: making a smart, sexy genre movie for grown-ups.

03/13/202503/12/2025inLooking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson5 min read

David Cronenberg’s Underseen Spider Explores the Inescapable Horror of Trauma

David Cronenberg’s oppressively bleak drama “Spider” is often seen as un-Cronenbergian, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

03/12/202503/11/2025inLooking Backby Craig J. Clark5 min read

Underseen Soderbergh: The Underneath

“I can’t say that I would recommend it to anyone other than to look at it in the context of a career.” –Steven Soderbergh It’s a safe bet The Underneath is nobody’s favorite Steven Soderbergh film. That goes double for the director himself, since he had no problem with allowing it to be included as […]

03/12/202503/11/2025inLooking Backby Edwin Arnaudin5 min read

The Order of Myths and Obama-Era Optimism

Released at the same time Barack Obama was sweeping the 2008 Democratic primaries, Margaret Brown’s documentary about Mobile, Ala.’s segregated Mardi Gras celebrations is a potent reminder of a time when hope and change were plentiful.

03/11/202503/16/2025inDisc/Streaming Guides, Reviewsby Jason Bailey12 min read

The Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: CHAOS, Night Moves, The Wages of Fear, and More

Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.

03/10/202503/10/2025inLooking Backby Jeremy Herbert6 min read

Never Say Never Again…. Unless: The Streaming Age of Bond

Before producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson handed the James Bond reins to Amazon, only one mission was completed outside the family, and now ‘Never Say Never Again’ plays like prophecy.

03/07/202503/06/2025inClassic Corner, Looking Backby Sara Batkie5 min read

Classic Corner: Closely Watched Trains

1968’s winner for the Best Foreign Language Oscar – now streaming on Criterion Channel in its Czech New Wave collection – is a wry warning against passivity in the face of fascism.