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“Thereās a multitude of problems in adapting any of Stephen Kingās sprawling novels into a film, or in this case series of films. The sheer scope of the material means that any adaptation that is not a multi-episode miniseries is a mere scratch of the surface in comparison, his inability to satis” read more
“Tarsem Singhās directorial debut is a solid case study for his larger film career: a series of alluring, hypnotic surrealistic images that are awash in painterly light and composition in search of a coherent narrative to contain them. His films characters fluctuate depending on how strong an actor” read more
“The Wicker Man unspools so slowly and subliminally that you know something is āoffā and sinister is about to happen, but you donāt see the trap engulfing you until its too late. Everything is so strange that it becomes like a hallucination that feels so tangible you donāt notice itās a lie” read more
“One of the strangest, most hypnotic films Iāve ever seen, Tales of Beatrix Potter is a charming little highbrow detour in childrenās entertainment. Told entirely through pantomime, dance, and classical music, even in wraparound segments of Potter as a youth sketching her eventual creations, Beat” read more
“Thereās something delightfully innocent and feminine about The Trouble with Angels. A lot of this probably has to do with it being directed (Ida Lupino), written by (original novel by Jane Trahey; script by Blanche Hanalis), and starring lots of girls/women (Hayley Mills, June Harding, Rosalind Ru” read more
“Richard Fleischerās The Vikings has all the surface beauty of a glorious painting. As it should, given that masterful cinematographer Jack Cardiff was responsible for illuminating the fjords, the battle scenes, and burly he-man populating the frame. The Vikings is painted with light, to appropriat” read more
“Much like James Stewart got a glimpse of the spiritual world in Itās a Wonderful Life and chose to remain in the corporeal, so too does David Nivenās RAF pilot opt to stay with the living. Of course, A Matter of Life and Death argues for the healing and redemptive power of love and mankindās b” read more
“We should all hail the resurgence of Missy āMisdemeanorā Elliott as her 2019 EP reminds us ā nobody does it better. Her first collection of new material since 2005ās The Cookbook, Iconology is a welcome reminder to the weird, wild world of Elliottās hip-hop/dance fusion. Thereās been sev” read more
“Sheryl Crowās greatest hits package is practically a soundtrack to the Clinton years as the roots rocker transformed into uncomfortable pop star before going country by the mid-2000s. Her pop/rock years, essentially the mid-90s, produced a string of surprisingly durable, hook-filled bangers like ā” read more
“Best of Berlin focuses in on Berlinās three biggest albums ā Pleasure Victim, Love Life, Count Three & Pray ā and still somehow comes up short in the song choices. No āDancing in Berlin,ā āTouch,ā āPleasure Victim,ā or āPink and Velvet,ā but you can be damn sure thereās a” read more
“When the legend ends, where does that leave the figures in the central plot? Robin and Marian answers that question by picking up decades after his populist campaign against the Sheriff of Nottingham. Here is one last ride into the sunset, the coda to the end of the legendary Merry Men, Sherwood For” read more
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“My biggest problem with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is that half of the musicalās songs got jettisoned leaving the film adaptation as a movie musical thatās a little shy about it, so it masquerades as a bawdy burlesque instead. Essentially a chance for star Zero Mostel to mug ” read more
The Knackā¦ and How to Get It
“Iām not sure if itās the material or the hyperkinetic direction, but something about The Knackā¦ and How to Get It just feels off from the first frame until the last. Itās a microcosm of the Swinging Sixties and the sexual anxieties on display throughout, best exemplified by Michael Crawfordā” read more