It sometimes feels as if we are all swirling through a never-ending nightmare these days, as the COVID-19 pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of... Read More
Film Reviews
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn and Shakespeare in Love (1998)
“In short, “Burn Hollywood Burn” represents just about everything that can possibly be bad about a movie. It should be mandatory viewing for film students... Read More
Film Review: As Marie Curie, Rosamund Pike blinds us with science in ‘Radioactive’
Biopics are generally challenging to make. The creators are faced with a test, where they must present the facts in an authentic yet intriguing way... Read More
Film Review: ‘Amulet’ – Romola Garai’s directorial debut puts a fresh spin on classic horror
This is a strange variant on the riddle of “The Chicken and the Egg” I suppose, but which do you think comes first: you realizing... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Rental’ will make you think twice the next time you want to book an Airbnb
Living in a digital age comes with a loss of privacy. We cover our webcams and use encrypted messaging apps to at least provide some... Read More
Film Review: ‘Palm Springs’ is the best movie of the year
Some of the best experiences come from the most surprising places. I wasn’t expecting much from Palm Springs, the new movie starring Andy Samberg, which... Read More
Film Review: ‘Relic’ Is One of the Most Emotional and Frightening Horror Films Yet
We are currently witnessing something staggering and horrific: COVID-19 and its ravaging of nursing homes. In the U.S., it has accounted for 43% of deaths... Read More
Film Review: Despite some high notes, ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ feels like an uninspired cover
Will Ferrell has made a career of spoofing industries, having roasted everything from television news and politics to NASCAR, ice skating and basketball. His latest is... Read More
Film Review: Jon Stewart’s spoof of political elites is simply ‘Irresistible’
Jon Stewart’s (Rose Water, The Daily Show) new film Irresistible proposes something radical in the midst of national calls for dismantling the police and by... Read More
Film Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ asks ‘Where are all the movies about Black war heroes?’
Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS weaves three strands into one thread: There’s the story whites tell Blacks about who they are, the story Blacks tell... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (December) 
New Jersey Film Critics Circle (NJFCC) Nominations; ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Lead 
Interview: Production Designer Jack Fisk on Recreating 1950s New York and Building a Ping Pong Playground in ‘Marty Supreme’ 
Interview: Cinematographer Darius Khondji on Shooting on Film and Finding the Light and the Darkness of ‘Marty Supreme’