In “Strange Darling” (2024), writer-director JT Mollner shows that one of cinema’s most generic plots – a serial killer on the prowl – can be
Nowadays we’re familiar with the idea of a “legacy sequel”: a new (but not too new) story set against a beloved classic’s backdrop of visuals,
“Sunset Boulevard” (1950) is an immersive, delightful dive that makes us understand the price of celebrity culture while also glorying in Hollywood history. Gloria Swanson
Looking at my top 10, the surprisingly (but maybe it shouldn’t be) prevailing theme is metaphysics. We live in a decade when time seems to
So many modern horror movies shoot straight for the trash bin that I feel I should point out that while “Cuckoo” is a bad movie,
Hugh Grant’s armchair theologian in “Heretic” points out that the Hollies’ “The Air that I Breathe” begat Radiohead’s “Creep” which begat Lana del Rey’s “Get
“Juror #2” is another film that posits that the American justice system is severely flawed – but I’m not entirely sure if it’s on purpose.
Although many rom-coms have used the broad structure of “The Apartment” (1960’s Best Picture winner), few have matched its genuineness. At the broadest glance, C.C.
Director Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) stands as a wonderful Christmastime perspective check. Along with James Stewart’s George Bailey, viewers should also remember
A few years back, the “Alien” franchise commissioned a collection of short fan films, and it was a pretty decent throwaway romp. The “Terminator” franchise