Movie

  • Fyre Fraud

    by - Jan 16, 2019
    Aaron Sorkin has recently expressed interest in making a sequel to “The Social Network,” his Oscar-winning script about the rise of Facebook, and the burgeoning culture of online acceptance that made it a historic success. Someone...
  • Showtime’s Black Monday Wastes Talented Ensemble

    by - Jan 16, 2019
    The first major TV disappointment of 2019 is here in Showtime’s disjointed, frustrating comedy “Black Monday,” a show with an incredible ensemble of talented actors but as little focus as its cocaine-addled characters. With a premiere...
  • R.L. Stine on Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween, the Connection Between Humor and Horror and More

    by - Jan 15, 2019
    R.L. Stine is the author of “Goosebumps,” a series of books second only to Harry Potter in ubiquitousness, with over 400 million sold around the world. Stine has seen his scary-but-not-too-scary stories for tweens turned into a television...
  • Born This Way: Why 1954’s A Star Is Born Is Still The Best

    by - Jan 15, 2019
    “When all the world is a hopeless jumble,And the raindrops tumble all around,Heaven opens a magic lane.When all the clouds darken up the skyway,There’s a rainbow highway to be found…” This prelude to Harold Arlen and...
  • Thumbnails 1/14/19

    by - Jan 14, 2019
    Thumbnails is a roundup of brief excerpts to introduce you to articles from other websites that we found interesting and exciting. We provide links to the original sources for you to read in their entirety.—Chaz Ebert...
  • Lukas Dhont on Girl, the Film’s Controversial Casting, What Representation Means to Him and More

    by - Jan 14, 2019
    Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s extraordinary debut feature, “Girl,” has emerged as one of the most divisive films in recent memory, at least when it comes to its reception in the U.S. The picture earned four accolades upon...
  • A Dog’s Way Home

    by - Jan 11, 2019
    What makes a “dog movie” good? Even as one of those overenthusiastic canine devotees who will often claim she prefers dogs to people (well, I do), I don’t quite have an answer to this question. But...
  • The Upside

    by - Jan 11, 2019
    When “The Intouchables” came out in 2011, it was a massive hit in its native France. The crowd-pleasing comedy, based on the true story of a white, wealthy quadriplegic and the black ex-con who became his...
  • Replicas

    by - Jan 11, 2019
    Here’s a fun game to play to keep your mind from truly wandering during a bad film: try and figure out exactly when the movie you’re watching went rotten. Was it a script that never should...
  • Rock and Roll Me: On Andrea Riseborough’s Spellbinding 2018 Performances

    by - Jan 10, 2019
    In a time of cultural noise, in which the loudest and most outspoken receive the most attention, Andrea Riseborough succeeds through nuance and restraint. Her spellbinding 2018 performances are the sublimest spectacles. Because Riseborough speaks little...