‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo Makes the Poison Sound Like the Cure [A-]
The cruelty hides inside a single verb. Olivia Rodrigo could’ve called her third album you ARE pretty sad for a girl so in love, but... Read More
Reviews
‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Review: Gritty Take on the Folk Legend Takes Rich Text and Makes it Poor [C-]
The opening minutes of 1938’s The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn as the folk legend, show him striding into the banquet hall of... Read More
Daddy Issues, Aliens, Sharks, and Nazi Hunters: Ranking Our 15 Favorite Steven Spielberg Films
In a 1978 interview with Mitch Tuchman in “Film Comment,” a young Steven Spielberg first addressed a story that managed to sound like “the great... Read More
Make it a Double Feature: ‘Breaking Fast’ and ‘Flee’
When it comes to the permeating topic of art and politics and how both are inseparable, that conflation is especially apparent when it comes to... Read More
‘Disclosure Day’ Review: What Spielberg Wants to Know Is, Can We Get a Little Closer? [A-]
The truth is out there, and we all know it. To many of us, living in contemporary society requires constant vigilance in order to not... Read More
‘La Gradiva’ Review: Marine Atlan’s Coming of Age Story Debut Erupts with Keen Observation [A]
Coming-of-age films often rely on a familiar promise: place a group of teenagers together, let their personalities collide, and watch adulthood slowly emerge from the... Read More
‘The Vampire Lestat’ TV Review: Your Vampire’s Favorite Vampire Returns for His Rock ‘n Roll Era [A-]
Much of the lead-up to The Vampire Lestat has focused on the musical angle as the titular character becomes a rockstar in the modern age.... Read More
‘Masters of the Universe’ Review: Travis Knight’s He-Man Reboot is the Ideal Version of a Movie Made to Sell Toys [B-]
Some film franchises are sustained by merchandise sales tied to the movie. Pixar’s Cars remains a wildly popular toy franchise for children, despite the now... Read More
‘Parallel Tales’ Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Kieślowski Dupe Fumbles Its Fact vs Fiction Story [D+]
For a filmmaker whose reputation was built on some of the most intricately written dramas of the century, Parallel Tales emerges as a strangely puzzling... Read More
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B]
In 1990, Francis Ford Coppola, seeking several reversals of fortune after years of critical and commercial struggles, directed The Godfather Part III, starring Al Pacino,... Read More
‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo Makes the Poison Sound Like the Cure [A-] 
‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Review: Gritty Take on the Folk Legend Takes Rich Text and Makes it Poor [C-] 
Daddy Issues, Aliens, Sharks, and Nazi Hunters: Ranking Our 15 Favorite Steven Spielberg Films 
Interview: Leslie Bibb Straps In to Talk About Her Hilarious Guest Spot on the Final Season of ‘Hacks’