Film Review: ‘Swallow’ is a provocative mouthful
A story about a pregnant housewife who starts compulsively eating inedible objects sounds like a gruesome, horrific film. Fortunately, Swallow diverts away from body horror... Read More
Michael Frank
Michael Frank is a film critic and journalist based in Brooklyn. He thinks the Before trilogy should be in the Louvre and once bumped into John Oliver at brunch. He has bylines in RogerEbert, Film Inquiry, The Playlist, and AwardsWatch.
TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 4
Alex Garland’s Devs continued to chug into a higher and higher gear of intensity with episode four. A show that’s built on tension with a... Read More
Interview: John Leguizamo on ‘Critical Thinking’ and Making Latinx Stories
John Leguizamo has been a storyteller since the late 1980s, with close to 150 acting credits in the last 30 years. He’s an Emmy-winning actor... Read More
SXSW Review: John Leguizamo’s ‘Critical Thinking’ makes chess inspiring
John Leguizamo continues to create stories that matter; that give a face to underrepresented groups. With his feature directorial debut, (he previously directed the 2003... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episode 4 — “Fredwynn”
Fredwynn is you if you have ever obsessed over something so much that it hurt your chest. Fredwynn is you if your drive becomes all... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 3
Alex Garland’s big tech thriller Devs returned to action this week with a slow burner of an episode, one that hinged on the mental state... Read More
TV Recap: Sally Field will break your heart in ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episode 3 — “Janice”
If Jason Segel’s Dispatches from Elsewhere has taught its characters and audiences anything through three episodes, it’s to expect to be surprised. The AMC mystery-comedy-drama... Read More
TV Recap: Alex Garland’s mind-bending ‘Devs’ – Episodes 1 and 2
Note: This recap is for the first two episodes of Devs so spoilers beware. As Nick Offerman’s bob haircut and wilderness beard fill up the... Read More
TV Recap: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 — “Peter” and “Simone”
AMC’s Jason Segel-created Dispatches from Elsewhere opens on the face of Richard E. Grant, sitting with a faded orange background behind him. Grant, playing Octavio,... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
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Interview: In ‘Gladiator II,’ Costume Designer Janty Yates Turns Rome into Her Runway 
Interview: Production Designer Arthur Max on Rebuilding Rome and Filling the Colosseum with Water in ‘Gladiator II’