Sundance Review: Phyllis Nagy’s upbeat abortion dramedy ‘Call Jane’ dials the wrong number [Grade: C]
It’s been said that fear is the ultimate motivator, which is the likely explanation as to why “issue” films are always so dark and depressing.... Read More
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Trailer: Rosamund Pike and Dianne Wiest face off in the deliciously dark comedy ‘I Care A Lot’
Netflix has released the first trailer and poster for J Blakeson’s pitch black comedy I Care A Lot, which finds a crooked legal guardian who... Read More
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
NEON acquires Amy Seimetz’s SXSW hit ‘She Dies Tomorrow’
NEON announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Amy Seimetz’s apocalyptic existential thriller She Dies Tomorrow, an official selection of the 2020 SXSW... Read More
Film Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ turns the masculine and feminine on its head
It’s dire cultural commentary that a comic book adaptation like Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) feels revolutionary. Objectively, we’ve... Read More
Film Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ is no joke, it’s a kick-ass manifesto to an unspoken feminism
Who knew that there was such a need for a sequel to Suicide Squad? The film that became a punchline and seemed to symbolize the... Read More
Violence is a girl’s best friend in first trailer for ‘Birds of Prey’
Spunky, funky and punky best describes the first trailer for Birds of Prey, starring Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie (I, Tonya) as Harley Quinn, getting... Read More
‘The Studio’ TV Review: Seth Rogen’s Scathing and Hilarious Look at Hollywood From the Inside Gets the Green Light [B+] 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 88 – ‘Primary Colors’ (Mike Nichols, 1998) with Special Guest Ben Miller 
The 2024/2025 Oscar Season: What Have We Learned and What Does the Future Hold? 
TCM to Honor Michelle Pfeiffer with Hand and Footprint Ceremony and Screening of ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys’ at 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival