The film had a fun premise, funny gags, and it was missing a lot of the fat often associated with Sandler comedies; but probably its biggest accomplishment was being able to see modern cultural phenomena coming before its time. Read More
Joan Wai, the director of the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships sat down with us to answer questions and give advice about screenwriting, competitions, and breaking into the film industry. Read More
There's a lot of humor to be mined from the idea of Hollywood coastal elites descending on a small town to make a movie, and in December of 2000, David Mamet's State and Main executed that formula flawlessly. Read More
From Hallmark to Netflix, let’s take a walk through the history of holiday flicks, its huge commercial appeal, and the psychology as to why we crave these stories time and again. Read More
'Syriana,' released 15 years ago, was an Oscar-nominated thriller that featured an all-star cast. While it may not be talked about much now, or anybody's favorite of the decade, it's still very much deserving of another look. Read More
'Morning Glory'. which was released 10 years ago last week, is a TV news comedy that has a lot of charms and grapples with the loss of the soul of the news business. Read More
Though it paints Alan Dershowitz as a hero, 'Reversal of Fortune' was a fascinating "true story" legal procedural that examined both loveless blue blood marriages, and of the conundrum of lawyers defending a client who very well may be guilty. Read More
Christopher Guest had quite a run in the late '90s and early 2000s, producing a series of very funny mockumentaries; the most successful of which being 'Best in Show.' Let's take a look back at this oft-overlooked comedy. Read More
In the era of subscription services, we are given unlimited access to a massive library of content, yet we still find ourselves defaulting back to the same ones over and over again. Well, there's actually a science behind this behavior. Read More
If this were a novel, the overarching thesis would be that all art is inherently political, whether intentional or unintentional. Beyond that, however, is the concept of ideology – not what our stated beliefs are, but the assumptions, rules, and structures that we take for granted as natural, rather than an imposed worldview. Read More
In an age of isolation, what can we learn about solitude from a few of our greatest movies? Read More
Seven years after the first 'Die Hard' - and 25 years ago this month - came 'Die Hard With a Vengeance', a major departure from its usual formula and by far the best of the franchise's four sequels. Read More
In the past decade Netflix has grown to massive heights, almost singlehandedly shaping the streaming industry in its image. As for the DVD-by-mail business? It's still around, and now branded as "DVD.com," but for how much longer? Read More
At first glance 'Dead Man Walking' looks like a typical piece of liberal Hollywood message-based filmmaking, but the film is different from others in the genre in quite a few key ways and 25 years after its release, it's every bit as devastating as it was upon arrival. Read More
'Wonder Woman 1984' is one of four "woman" movies that arrived not only in 2020 but in the month of December, and here's our opinions of each. Read More
Yes, this is very much a real thing and it will star Mario Lopez as Col. Harlan Sanders, the smoldering romantic lead. Read More
The 1990s were the days of high-concept movies, and what higher concept is there than The American President? Read More
Barry Sonnenfeld's 'Get Shorty', which arrived in theaters 25 years ago last month, was one of the most purely entertaining studio comedies of the 1990s. Read More
'The Press Gang,' the new collection published last month collecting film reviews from the film section of the late New York alt-weekly 'New York Press,' is a welcome tour through an era that's now sadly past. Read More
'A History of Violence' was a significant motion picture for quite a few reasons.It represented David Cronenberg's resurgence, after a few flops in a row, and it's one of the best films ever adapted from a graphic novel. Read More
Suburbia has enthralled filmmakers in the visual mediums of film since the creation of the post-war nuclear family in the 1950s, serving as a setting, motif, and breeding ground for themes, critiques, and analyses of the culture it's spawned in our collective zeitgeist. Read More
Vietnamese-American novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen decided to live-tweet his reaction to Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods,' and his response was less than enthusiastic. A sentiment I found myself sharing. Read More
A pseudo-sequel to ‘The Social Network’? New movie to follow Winklevoss brothers’ Bitcoin adventures
Most people were introduced to the Winklevoss twins ten years ago in David Fincher's movie 'The Social Network'; now, they may be getting their own movie. Read More
The weird story broke the other day starting with Buzz Bingo (an online bingo website), declaring that Jonah Hill has collectively committed the most swear words with 376. But there's heavy skepticism around the findings. Read More