Movie

  • Liyana

    by - Oct 9, 2018
    “When you’re little, you have more endurance than God is ever to grant you again. Children are man at his strongest. They abide.”—Rachel Cooper (Lillian Gish) in “The Night of the Hunter” Amidst all the wondrous...
  • RIFF 2018: Table of Contents

    by - Oct 8, 2018
    The following table of contents includes our complete coverage of the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, written by Matt Fagerholm. REVIEWS Ága Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken into the Future Daughter’s Table Donbass Knife + Heart...
  • NYFF 2018: Ray & Liz, Asako I & II, Hotel by the River

    by - Oct 8, 2018
    The downside to the New York Film Festival’s omnivorous selection process, wherein several of their programmers spend the year collecting their favorites and showing them free of competition, is that it can be very tough to...
  • Scott Wilson: 1942-2018

    by - Oct 8, 2018
    It is hard enough writing a memoriam feature that celebrates the life and work of someone you know them only from their work. It becomes exponentially more difficult when writing about someone you have actually met, and...
  • NYFF 2018: Divide and Conquer, What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, Film Noir Revivals

    by - Oct 6, 2018
    One can usually find a few hidden gems in the New York Film Festival Documentary section. This year brings such varied topics as “American Dharma,” Errol Morris’ take on Steve Bannon and “Divide and Conquer,” Alexis...
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth Sets Doctor Who in a Promising Direction

    by - Oct 6, 2018
    “All of this is new to you,” the Doctor says, “and new can be scary.” They’re deliberate words, said earnestly, to comfort but not in comfort. There’s no time for hand-holding. The world keeps turning, people...
  • The Hate U Give

    by - Oct 5, 2018
    “The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody.” The phrase originally made popular in the ’90s by Tupac as an acronym for “THUG LIFE,” inspired another work of art, Angie Thomas’ debut novel, The Hate U Give....
  • Malevolent

    by - Oct 5, 2018
    The intricacies of what does and does not get pushed on Netflix fascinates me. Some of their original movies get notable promotion, highlighted on the front page and premiered at film festivals. Other stuff is nearly...
  • Venom

    by - Oct 4, 2018
    Tom Hardy is notorious for giving it his all—for digging in deep, physically and emotionally, for every role he inhabits. Whether it’s bulking up to play Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises,” being strapped to the...
  • Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 4, 2018

    by - Oct 4, 2018
    10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Billy Madison””Blade II””Blazing Saddles””Chappaquiddick””The Devil’s Advocate””The Green Mile””Monty Python’s Life of Brian””Mountain””Mystic River””The Shining” 7 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Andrei Rublev” (Criterion) It’s funny how classic directors can ebb and flow into the...