The inevitable sequel to the 2004 hit “Mean Girls” should’ve been called “Meaner Girls.” One of the smart things about the original film is that
“Vertigo” (1958) is the second-best film of all time according to Sight & Sound’s 2022 worldwide poll of critics and directors, beaten out only by
We have a tendency to think history is simpler than it really is. It’s tempting to think Dashiell Hammett wrote “The Maltese Falcon” in 1930
A lot of single-apartment movies from the early decades of film feature a rear-projection backdrop out the window (1948’s “Rope”) or are shot from the
In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out
We’re not exactly at a stable point in TV history, so it’s fitting that my list of 2023 favorites includes various types of series. Two
In his directorial work, James Cameron set aside sci-fi visions after 1991’s “Terminator 2” to prove he could do comedy (1994’s “True Lies”) and historic
“Dial M for Murder” (1954) goes through phases of whodunit, “how are they gonna do it,” “how will the frame job work” and howcatchem. The
As big-screen comedies die out, director/co-writer Gene Stupnitsky’s career comes alive with “No Hard Feelings,” one of 2023’s funniest films. The former “Office” writer had
“Love Actually” (2003) starts off so lovable – safely mainstream, but with touches of cynicism to undercut that when needed — that one wonders if