retrospective

One year later, ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’ remains a perfect pandemic time capsule [Retrospective]

Bo Burnham: Inside is premised upon both a literal and artistic isolation; a one-man special created in a backyard shed,… Read More

May 26, 2022

Retrospective: 20 years later, Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway remain the brightest crown jewels of ‘The Princess Diaries’

“Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi. Princess. Of. Genovia.” Give a woman of a certain age a microphone (and several cocktails—guilty) and… Read More

July 28, 2021

‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at 20: the ‘Nashville’ of absurdist cinema [Retrospective]

Some folks have never seen a Star Wars movie. There are diehard film fans in this world who have still… Read More

July 26, 2021

Retrospective: 20 Years on, ‘Legally Blonde’ is a pink, empowered reminder to be yourself

A few weeks ago I was talking to my boyfriend and he was trying to remember the name of a… Read More

July 11, 2021

‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ at 20: Spielberg’s misunderstood classic takes a licking and keeps on ticking [Retrospective]

What can one really say about Steven Spielberg? He’s one of the all-time greats, a once-in-a-lifetime talent. He’s commercially successful,… Read More

June 21, 2021

Retrospective: 20 years later, ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ endures as a cutting critique of consumerism

Unfortunately, there’s no denying that the 2001 Josie and the Pussycats live-action movie was an objective flop. It grossed less… Read More

April 5, 2021

Retrospective: 30 years later, ‘Misery’ still loves company

"I'm your number one fan" To think, 30 years ago, those five words were just a thing people said at… Read More

December 4, 2020

Retrospective: ‘Home for the Holidays’ might be more poignant this year than ever

A movie about how painful it can be to go home - and why you still should This year, many… Read More

November 24, 2020

Retrospective: “I Have No Intentions of Being Friends with You”- A Look Back at ‘The Social Network’

(Columbia Pictures) “I started Facebook, I run it, and I’m responsible for what happens here.” This statement was spoken by… Read More

October 1, 2020

A renewed appreciation for ‘Always,’ Spielberg’s least-noticed, but most heartfelt film

(United Artists /Universal Pictures) As we all breathlessly anticipate director Steven Spielberg’s take on West Side Story, which is currently… Read More

September 22, 2020

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