Few modern filmmakers understand the essence of Frank Oz’s artistry as innately as Rian Johnson. The most euphoric sequence in Johnson’s sublime 2017 blockbuster, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” occurs […]
Self-importance is what defines Oscar season rather than any degree of quality. What makes these films any more deserving of awards consideration than what preceded them over the last several […]
There’s a scene early on in Serbian writer/director Ognjen Glavonić’s profoundly tense narrative feature debut, “The Load,” that is worthy of Hitchcock. A police car gradually appears in the side […]
It may sound rather odd that Charles Grodin would choose to make his first film appearance since 2006 in a viral short directed by Michael Cera—that is, until you realize […]
In honor of Oscar Sunday, let’s chat about…sports movies! What’s the Academy Awards if not a competition that causes fans to root for their prized “team,” and what’s the real […]
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