Daniel Bayer

Interview: Taylor Zakhar Perez on Latin Representation, the Wedding Cake and Baring All in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ [VIDEO]

Taylor Zakhar Perez does not take his status as a celebrity lightly. "I'm a blue collar kid in an extraordinary… Read More

May 20, 2024

‘Mean Girls’ Retrospective: 20 Years Later and It’s Still Fresh and Oh So Fetch

With its 2004-perfect styles and needle drops (not to mention cultural references), Mark Waters’s Mean Girls should feel like a… Read More

April 26, 2024

‘Abigail’ Review: Pirouette with a Vampire

Abigail, the latest baroque bloodbath from directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence), feels familiar. Too familiar,… Read More

April 18, 2024

‘Smugglers’ Review: Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves in Swinging 70s South Korean Heist | SXSW 2024

“How far must a man go to ‘earn’ a living,” asks an elderly fishing boat owner early in Smugglers, the… Read More

March 12, 2024

‘Imaginary’ Review: Blumhouse’s Latest Friend is All too Ordinary

A broken family struggling to accept a new, also broken member. A vaguely creepy old toy. An old house that… Read More

March 7, 2024

‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson are Electric but the Film Can’t Break Free from the Stage

Adapting a stage musical for the screen has tripped up a fair share of filmmakers in the past. Hew too… Read More

December 19, 2023

Interview: Cinematographer Robbie Ryan on Using Ektachrome to Shoot ‘Poor Things’ and the Happy Accident That Made for a Perfect Shot

Robbie Ryan has been working as a cinematographer for around three decades, but that doesn’t mean he knows everything. When… Read More

November 20, 2023

‘Dear Jassi’ Review: Tarsem Frames Real Life Honor Killing as Stirring Spin on ‘Romeo & Juliet’ in His Best Film to Date | Toronto

The career of Tarsem Sing Dhandwar encompasses only five films since the year 2000, when his debut feature The Cell… Read More

September 17, 2023

‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine Skims the L.A. Underbelly in Homage to Classic Noir | Toronto

Chris Pine loves noir films. Mostly Chinatown, but really just noir films in general. This much is clear from his… Read More

September 13, 2023

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