Andhadhun
… is a twisted, comedic crime thriller in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock. more…
The Wrecking Crew
For approximately ten years, a crack team of studio musicians made some of the most famous music ever. more…
V for Vendetta
Fascism never really goes out of style. more…
Amores Perros
During Amores Perros—roughly translated to "Love's a Bitch"—you may find yourself rooting more for the dogs than some of the cruel characters exhibited. more…
Dawson City: Frozen Time
Bill Morrison powerfully tells the story of the rise and fall of the Klondike Gold Rush and the 1978 excavation of more than 500 silent films lost in permafrost. more…
The Great Gatsby: Midnight in Manhattan
This BBC documentary has nearly two hours of F. Scott Fitzgerald lore to soak in. more…
Film in a Box: TV Series Challenge Cinema Art
David Lynch called TV "the new art-house," saying that TV has taken over the role of creating art films from the movie industry. I believe this is largely true. more…
Top Five
Perhaps the best scene in the film is a trip back home to old friends, performed by Rock's real comedic peers; it has a joy and real, improvised life to it. Likewise, a short scene of Andre attempting to jump rope is a delight. more…
Birdman
Riggan's bizarre internal conflicts, which we see as physical manifestations, giving the film a level of wicked magical realism on top of the already-arresting and hilarious put-on-a-show proceedings. more…
Masters of Science Fiction
… hired top tier actors, using promising source material and noteworthy scriptwriters and directors and bringing serious science fiction premises to a station better known for American Idol and blocks of sitcoms. more…
Rachel Getting Married
Sidney’s wedding nuptials include the complete recitation of the lyrics of a Neil Young song, a scene (regardless of what you may think of Neil Young) as embarrassing, long and cringe-worthy as you can imagine. more…
Bubble
Coleman Hough found Debbie Doebereiner working as a KFC manager. Misty Dawn Wilkins was a hairdresser. The homes shown in the film are the cast's own homes. Bubble has, in short, a realism which isn't forced but natural and unique. more…
The Hire: A Series of Eight Short Films
A surprising range of talent — and the amount of entertainment they provide makes them more than just an experiment in branding. more…
The Salesman
The story works as both a portrait of a couple and as a subtle critique of Iranian society and power structures in general; it's compelling work, with superior acting on display. more…
Keepers of the Magic
Film viewers who just want to munch popcorn may be bored by this film, but true film lovers will eat it up. more…
The Third Miracle
Harris plays Shore with both sensitivity and serious resolve, and Heche's range as Roxane is perfect. The script, although refreshingly earnest in the ways it deals with religious faith, is so low-key it nearly becomes ponderous. more…
Widows
… was co-written by Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn, so a noir story of corruption and female revenge and survival is to be expected. more…
Support Your Local Sheriff!
A very funny film, one that proves it's possible to make audiences laugh at a western genre film without bartering in crudities. more…
Man of a Thousand Voices
Even when he died, he didn't really die; as Kirk Douglas says here, there are people who aren't even born yet who will be enjoying the work of Mel Blanc. more…
Owning Mahowny
An addict who gets pleasure from nothing but betting—and he doesn't even seem to get much pleasure from that. more…
Robin and the 7 Hoods
The screenplay by television writer David R. Schwartz isn't in the same league as the actors; it aims to be funny, but becomes mean-spirited and grisly. more…
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
… may be one of the saddest rock documentaries ever made. All of the original members of the Ramones are now dead; one of them, Dee Dee, died before the film was even released. The making of this film was thus a race against time. more…
Bad Times at the El Royale
… is a slow burn, but keeps you guessing with its unique take on noir conventions and actors who go the extra mile in bringing stock characters to life. more…
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
The general public may know that famous Hollywood movies originated from a magazine called National Lampoon, but have no idea the influence it had on comedy in general. more…
Dear Mr. Watterson
Schroeder interviews cartoonists, fans and historians, and visits Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where Calvin was created. more…
A Wrinkle in Time
The children's journey becomes one garishly colored CGI world after another, one noisy, "action-packed," cliched set-piece after another, with little room to breathe. more…
Tomorrow Is Forever
It's unfortunate that Tomorrow Is Forever's plot is so contrived because the talent involved is formidable and Welles' understated acting can bring a tear to the most jaded eye. more…
The Iceman
Watching this film reminded me of so many good actors not being utilized in film these days. more…
Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods
Morrison tells of several Philip K. Dick-like epiphanies, such as being abducted by aliens in Kathmandu. You can be the judge of whether that happened or not. In fact, you’ll have to, because Meaney doesn’t question any of his outlandish tales. more…
En el Ombligo del Cielo
Boysselle and Hernández are both longtime veterans of TV and film, and their characters are inherently likable. Boysselle can portray both fierce frustration and vulnerability and Hernández delivers a roguish, benevolent charm. more…
Color Me Obsessed
Director Gorman Bechard tells a story that's naturally compelling, but he does himself no favors with his methodology. more…
Commercials — and a PSA — by David Lynch
A business man meanders down a dark corridor; his head leaves his body and floats in the air; an arm and fist fly from his mouth. more…
Seraphim Falls
Shot partly in Oregon and mostly in New Mexico, this film is beautiful to see. Not a bit of it looks shot on a studio lot; the actors and characters are exposed to the wilds and surrounded by stunning vistas. more…
Fire Walk With Me: The Missing Pieces
David Lynch directed approximately four hours of material that was left on the cutting floor … more…
Late Period Comedies of Turpin and Pollard
This is low comedy, not far from an Adam Sandler movie; there's nothing new under the sun. more…
A Mixed Bag of Dust Short Films
Any random watching of random shorts will naturally skew one way or another in terms of quality. Dust's shorts are most successful when they're self-contained. more…
Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Let's look at what Bert Stern included in this wonderful, important document. more…
A Handful of Dust Short Films
Dust’s shortest short films (around ten minutes or less) tend to be less successful, having less time to dig in and explore their premises and characters. more…
Emperor of the North
Aldrich uses detailed, glistening close-ups as if desperate to get inside these characters' souls. more…
The Prestige
The Prestige, despite wide-spread critical acclaim for the last dozen years, is a film I found wanting. The revenge aspect of the story seemed immature, and if you don’t “buy” the premise of the movie, then… more…
Grand Prix
When in the bedroom, it bores; when on the track, it roars. more…
Tentacles
What 70's movie wouldn't be better with John Huston wandering in and poking around, with his cigar and trench coat, asking questions and trying to get to the bottom of things? more…
The Early Short Films of David Lynch
… reveals consistent artistic vision over the course of 50 years. more…
Hostiles
One feels we're peeking into grief we shouldn't be a witness to. more…
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Kurt Cobain both wanted and dreaded fame, had zero interest in playing along with corporate promotion schemes and had longstanding mental and physical health problems untenable with the "rock star" lifestyle. more…
The Flower of My Secret
It's apparent in the thoughtful, intriguing and beautiful camera angles and meditative shots that Almodóvar is, even more than a screenplay writer, an artist who happens to use film as his medium. more…
Scratch
Hip-hop sampling and mixing has a clear through-line not just from R&B, funk and reggae, but from classical music of the 20th century. more…
Caveman: V.T. Hamlin & Alley Oop
The American comic strip of the 20th century is a goldmine that's been superficially explored. Only a tiny few classic strips have been reprinted in their entirety. more…
Zelary
If you're in the mood for a slow, pastoral take on farm life in Czechoslovakia during WWII… more…
Dunkirk
… is experimental filmmaking on a gargantuan scale. more…
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