‘Music by John Williams’ Review: Laurent Bouzereau Beautifully Scores the Life of Hollywood’s Most Prolific Composer | AFI FEST
Film score is a very particular and essential art form, setting scenes from sweeping, epic romance to claustrophobic terror. Now, our most prolific composer, who... Read More
Reviews
‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Review: Tennis Drama Muffles its Lead Instead of Challenges Her | London Film Festival
We don’t need to meet the elusive Jeremy to conclude that he is the Lydia Tár of tennis. A youth coach preparing the next generation... Read More
‘Baby’ Review: Marcelo Caetano’s Underdeveloped Queer Coming of Age Story Never Fully Blooms | Chicago International Film Festival
The queer coming-of-age story has seemingly taken over the LGBT film landscape. Nearly every film festival presents a small handful of movies that focus on... Read More
Make It a Double Feature: ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’
With Halloween approaching, this month’s column entry is an ideal opportunity to recommend good scary movies. However, instead of usual suspects like the original Halloween... Read More
‘Shocker’ at 35: Wes Craven’s Beautifully Bonkers Thriller About an Electric Serial Killer Lives On As an Underrated Gem [Retrospective]
On November 9, 1984, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street was released to critical and commercial acclaim, praised for how it leveraged the slasher... Read More
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: Clumsy Superhero Clunker Has Two Left Feet
If it’s possible for a billion-dollar franchise to accrue a “cult following,” the Venom films have done so. The original film, a massive domestic hit... Read More
‘Flow’ Review: Earnest Feline Spin on Climate Change Era Noah’s Ark Story Lacks Boldness | London Film Festival
I don’t play video games, as to quote the great modern philosopher Adrian Chiles, they’re not good for your mental health if “you play like... Read More
2024 Middleburg Film Festival Diary Days 3 and 4: Isabella Rossellini Talks ‘Conclave;’ Coffee and Contenders, plus ‘Nightbitch,’ ‘The Room Next Door’
I kicked off day three of the Middleburg Film Festival at one of this year’s most compelling venues: the Conversation with Colman Domingo and Clarence... Read More
‘Somebody Somewhere’ TV Review: HBO’s Underrated Heartland Comedy Closes as Hilarious as Ever
Maybe a cunt pillow is the last thing you’d expect to get shipped out of Manhattan, Kansas, but Somebody Somewhere has proven through its first... Read More
2024 Middleburg Film Festival Diary Days 1 and 2: ‘Blitz,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Better Man’
The Middleburg Film Festival is set against the picturesque backdrop of historic Virginia. The 12th edition of this wonderful event is taking place this weekend... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10