Movie

  • The Empty Man

    by - Jan 13, 2021
    Sometimes a film’s trajectory from inception to viewers can impact expectations. Let’s just say that the list of worthwhile movies that sat on the shelf for years and were the dumped into theaters with almost no...
  • Entertaining 30 Coins Examines Depths of Evil with Style

    by - Jan 12, 2021
    There’s an argument to be made that there is no one who knows the power of a memorable opening quite like Álex de la Iglesia. His 1995 film “The Day of the Beast” opens with a...
  • Skyfire

    by - Jan 12, 2021
    As you may recall, last month saw the release of “Greenland,” a film that dared to take the standard over-the-top disaster movie template and present it in more human terms while nonetheless using Gerard Butler. Though the...
  • Meet the Writers: Carlos Aguilar

    by - Jan 11, 2021
    Editor’s note: To give you a chance to get to know our writers better, we’ve asked them to respond to some questions. Here’s Carlos Aguilar. Read his work here. THE MOVIE LOVE QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Where did...
  • If Not Now, When?

    by - Jan 11, 2021
    Four friends in high school seem inseparable. They stick together through a failed over-the-top prom invitation and in a moment of crisis when one of them goes into labor and becomes a single mom just before...
  • START TV Continues My Start Story Campaign Amidst Pandemic

    by - Jan 10, 2021
    “My Start Story,” an original campaign featured throughout the day on the national digital broadcast network, START TV, showcases the stories of strong women. A different voice is featured every day, accompanying the network’s programming, and those who...
  • Beautiful Something Left Behind

    by - Jan 9, 2021
    A dear friend once compared grief to an abyss that we all fall into at one point or another. He said it’s all the same abyss. We stay in it until we either decide to climb out or...
  • Pretend It’s a City

    by - Jan 8, 2021
    Ten years ago, Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz collaborated on “Public Speaking,” a documentary film where the author espoused her philosophies. The Netflix series “Pretend It’s A City” reunites the New York duo for more of...
  • What Child Is This: The Enduring Legacy of Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid

    by - Jan 8, 2021
    A bowler hat, enormous shoes whose toes point in opposite directions from one another, and a comically ill-fitting suit that seems at once baggy and far too small: these are the trademarks of the Tramp, Charlie...
  • NBC’s Mr. Mayor Fails to Rise to Ted Danson’s Level

    by - Jan 7, 2021
    “Mr. Mayor” has a Ted Danson problem. Just now, you perhaps shouted “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TED DANSON PROBLEM” at your screen. You are not wrong to shout, reader. To imply that Ted...