This Is the One Movie You Need to Watch This Summer
Acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke floats along the great current of time, history, and memory with Caught by the Tides, a mesmerizing film about the sweep and swirl of life, ...
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David Mamet Stages a Con Fit for the MAGA Moment
All the world’s a con to David Mamet, and if that viewpoint has long characterized his work—resulting in at least two masterpieces, Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo—it continues to ...
‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Will Traumatize Anyone Afraid of Killer Clowns
On the drive from Philadelphia to their new home in Kettle Springs, a small town in a “flyover state,” 17-year-old Quinn (Katie Douglas) informs her dad Dr. Maybrook (Aaron Abrams) ...
‘Fight or Flight’: Josh Harnett-aissance Surges With His Most Gonzo Movie Yet
The Josh Hartnett-aissance gets a jet-fueled boost with Fight or Flight, a breezy and cheesy charmer about a man with a lethal set of skills who boards a plane in ...
‘Poker Face’: Natasha Lyonne Doing ‘Colombo’ Is More Entertaining Than Ever
Poker Face is a murder-of-the-week procedural in an overtly Colombo vein. Yet Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne‘s modern-day all-star throwback loves movies almost as much as it adores TV, peppering ...
Nicolas Cage Goes Insane in His Wildly Chaotic ‘Surfer’ Movie
From Wake in Fright to Wolf Creek, Australia has been depicted in film as a wild and primal wasteland that punishes interlopers foolish enough to venture into its harsh outback. ...
‘The Four Seasons’: Tina Fey and Steve Carell Suffer Very Fun Midlife Crises
Lamenting lost youth is the destiny of the middle aged. Yet while The Four Seasons understands grown-ups’ wistfulness for wild adventures, crazy nights, and blossoming love, it also understands that ...
‘Rust’: Every Frame of Alec Baldwin Western Haunted by Deadly Shooting
Rust will forever be defined by the tragic 2021 accidental death of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and questions about the prudence of completing the feature are only exacerbated by the ...
‘Thunderbolts*’ Is Finally the Shot in the Arm Marvel Needs
Leave it to a bunch of misfits to give the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) a mighty boost. Thunderbolts*, the franchise’s 36th (!) entry, is a Suicide Squad done right, bringing ...
‘Neighborhood Watch’ Is Too Quirky for Its Own Good
Do screenwriters realize when they’re drawing from human experience, as opposed to when they’re copying types from other screenplays? The new movie Neighborhood Watch has a couple of great examples ...
