Movie

  • Buck Henry: 1930-2020

    - Jan 9, 2020
    Buck Henry made writing cool. The image of the screenwriter as a man locked to his typewriter, a slave to the notes of producers and whims of directors, was deconstructed by a man who could host...
  • Russell Hornsby Headlines Mediocre Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

    - Jan 9, 2020
    The title of “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” isn’t the only thing that’s a bit unwieldy and overdone about the new NBC crime show based on the book by Jeffrey Deaver. When Deaver’s novel...
  • Team Behind Children’s Hospital Spin Off into Netflix’s Medical Police

    - Jan 8, 2020
    David Wain and his regular collaborators that appear in Netflix’s “Medical Police” have a distinct comedy style with a rhythm that’s easy to identify. Anyone who’s seen the film or TV versions of “Wet Hot American...
  • Netflix’s Faith-Based Thriller Messiah Leads Viewers Astray

    - Jan 8, 2020
    Netflix’s “Messiah” is a half-fascinating, half-frustrating new series about just how much the world is not prepared for a sequel to a story that billions already believe in. Enter Al-Masih, a man from Syria who can...
  • Jane Levy Leads Charming Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

    - Jan 8, 2020
    The premise of NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” is so ludicrous that it takes an incredibly charming ensemble to pull it off. Smartly, that’s what the creators and producers of this dramedy, which premieres its pilot tonight,...
  • Short Films in Focus: Rehearsal

    - Jan 8, 2020
    Courtney Hope Thérond’s “Rehearsal” takes place in a small studio apartment where a film crew plots out camera angles to a sex scene that will be filmed the next day. The actors look understandably nervous, even...
  • Backstage at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards

    - Jan 7, 2020
    Beginning under sunny skies on a cool winter day, the 77th Golden Globe Awards was a balance of surprised delight and somber references to the current events. How could it be otherwise with nominated shows that...
  • 1917, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Big Winners at Golden Globes

    - Jan 6, 2020
    The Golden Globes were handed out on Sunday night, January 5th, 2020, in a ceremony hosted by Ricky Gervais. While most of the awards went as planned, a few surprises snuck in, including a nice push...
  • Creators of Modern Sherlock Bring Dracula to Life on Netflix

    - Jan 4, 2020
    After airing over three consecutive nights in the United Kingdom, the highly-anticipated new version of “Dracula” lands on Netflix in its entirety today, January 4, 2020. Starring Claes Bang (“The Square”) as the legendary count, this...
  • The Grudge

    - Jan 3, 2020
    This year in film starts with a tricky prospect—a brutal arthouse director handling a studio project (good) that’s also the second American remake of a half-scary 2002 Japanese movie (not promising). Can you recommend a horror...