Tag: Movies

With a new follow-up novel and 4K edition on shelves, we look back at the various homages, rip-offs and bastardized re-imaginings of Michael Mann’s magnum opus.

The college kid crumbling under pressure is becoming one of the more tired tropes in contemporary cinema. Our investigation:

You can all but set your watch to it, every time a new and potentially challenging film is released:  the careful, […]

This Mother’s Day season, two new films are thoughtfully examining the parental relationship via cinematic magic.

The Oscar-nominated former Radiohead guitarist and arranger’s three 2021 film scores highlight his vast skill set and endless inventiveness.

Director Adrian Lyne has the pedigree; it’s come to the (small) screen with a healthy dose of controversy. So how hot *is* the Affleck/de Armas pairing?

In which we examine the burning question: Is the Mouse House treating its adult-oriented production arm like a red-headed stepchild?

With “Public Enemies” joining “Blackhat” on Netflix, we sing the praises of Michael Mann’s messy 21st century digital aesthetic.

With their new film “Strawberry Mansion” in theaters this week, we look at Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley’s 2017 feature-length expansion of their popular Vine series.