The Phoenician Scheme ★★★
Realizing that Wes Anderson has been plying his trade for over thirty years came as a minor shock to meContinue Reading
Tag: Tom Hanks
Something Wild, and the Eccentric Auteurism of Jonathan Demme
Few directors have had the kind of career that Jonathan Demme had. Like his filmmaking peers Martin Scorsese, Joe DanteContinue Reading
Pixar Films
With Inside Out 2 arriving in theaters this month, Pixar Animation Studios is on our mind. Our critics grew up watchingContinue Reading
Asteroid City ★★★★
Wes Anderson‘s Asteroid City asks, “What is the meaning of life?” As it shows, maybe there is an answer, orContinue Reading
The Films of Steven Spielberg
The contemporary Hollywood blockbuster owes its existence to Steven Spielberg. From the teeth of Jaws to the music of West SideContinue Reading
Elvis ★
Part of the allure of a Baz Luhrmann film is its radiating artificiality, created by a primary emphasis on theContinue Reading
Predictions for the 93rd Academy Awards
This year’s Academy Awards is perhaps the most unusual thus far. There’s no telling how the award winners this yearContinue Reading
News of the World ★★½
Conscience is not only about doing the right thing. Director Paul Greengrass reunites with Tom Hanks for News of theContinue Reading
Predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards
Last year’s decision that the Academy Awards would be host-less proved to be a success, this year’s ceremony following suit.Continue Reading
1999 in Film
In the ninth month of the year, we look at a number of the films released twenty years ago atContinue Reading
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