‘Grease 2’ retrospective: How the horny, audacious, gender-swapped sequel became a bigger (better?) cult hit than its predecessor
Let’s get this out of the way – I’m one of those freaks who saw Grease 2 first. I thought it was bad, but fun.... Read More
Reviews
‘Becoming Elizabeth’ review: A surprisingly serious consideration of how a queen is made [Grade: B+]
‘Becoming Elizabeth’ review: A surprisingly serious consideration of how a queen is made [Grade: B+]
The announcement of a new show about the Tudors can strike fear into the hearts of historians and Tudors fans alike. Often, when the Tudor... Read More
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ review: Trevorrow and company deliver one last disastrous dino dud to finish off this depleted franchise [Grade: D]
Let’s wind the clocks back, to what feels like millions of years ago, when big studios used practical effects and advanced storytelling to get audiences... Read More
‘The Boys’ recap: “#Homelight” (Season 3 Episode 3)
Episode three of The Boys is an onslaught of the devastatingly unfair. The aftermath of Homelander’s ridiculous on-air birthday meltdown results not in punishment, but... Read More
‘The Boys’ recap: “Homelander’s Super Sweet Birthday Spectacular” (Season 3 Episode 2)
It’s Homelander’sAnnual Birthday Spectacular, live on TV! There will be song, there will be dance, the cast of Riverdale and Dame Judi Dench plan to... Read More
‘The Boys’ recap: “Good Boys and Bad Apples” (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Boys returns with our corporate-shill superheroes doing what they do best — some good old-fashioned red-carpet marketing. The A-lister group of superheroes The Seven... Read More
‘The Boys’ Season 3 review: A red rocket’s glare, bodies bursting in air can only mean one thing – The Boys are back [Grade: B+]
The opening scene from Prime Video’s new season of The Boys drops viewers right into the middle of one of Vought’s new film premieres, the... Read More
Cannes Review: Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’ is a well-intended but often performative look at letting Lakota people telling their stories [Grade: B-]
The origin story of Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s feature debut, War Pony, coincides with the production of another film, Andrea Arnold’s 2016 Cannes Jury... Read More
Cannes Review: Paul Mescal plays a troubled father in Charlotte Wells’ delicately stunning debut, ‘Aftersun’ [Grade A-]
What can we do with our fickle memories of childhood, especially the ones painting our parents with idealistic brush strokes, as if they were something... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Showing Up’ gets closer to Kelly Reichardt’s creative process than any of her films yet [Grade: A-]
A disarmingly down-the-line film about a repressed artist trying to communicate a little better with the people around her, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up is a... Read More
2024 Camerimage Film Festival: Danish Oscar Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Golden Frog 
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)