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“Yorgos Lanthimos is one hell of an idiosyncratic auteur. Not just in his use of fishbowl lenses, or the darkly humorous conceits, or the generally corrosive aura that permeates every scene, but in his overall choices of unconventional, occasionally incoherent material. The Favourite keeps up his str” read more
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
“Untethered from the basic physics of live-action cinema, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse becomes the clearest, purest example of a comic book brought to fully realized cinematic life. A bit of Jack Kirby’s crackle here, a little bit of old school techniques there, and the whole thing is populate” read more
“The clear progeny of Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye, itself a noir story filmed with detached air quotes, The Big Lebowski is both a love letter and complete deconstruction of the Raymond Chandler style of dense, incomprehensible crime story. Oh, it’s also a merrily sardonic film filled to the” read more
“Ok, let’s give DreamWorks some credit here, they managed to release a film with a female lead before Pixar. Monsters vs. Aliens came out in 2009, and it wouldn’t be until 2012’s Brave that Pixar would catch-up with their rival on that feat. I’m not saying this is the only bit of positive cri” read more
“The innocence of the Winnie the Pooh movies is what engages me the most about them. Here’s an hour, sometimes more but frequently not by much, of gentle, quiet humor, loveable characters, and a complete lack of irony, snark, and pop culture references. The creatures of Hundred Acre Woods learn lif” read more
Pocahontas II: Journey to the New World
“Jesus Christ Disney… look, you guys played fast and loose with historical facts bad enough in the first one, but this is especially egregious. Watching these two films back-to-back is a textbook example of colonialism rewriting the historical narrative from the point-of-view of the “winners.” ” read more
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“Have you ever thought that what the film adaptation of a Noel Coward play needed was Jazz Age covers of “Car Wash” and “Sex Bomb”? Me neither, but Easy Virtue has them, and a few random musical numbers as well. Sure, the sight of Ben Barnes crooning some Cole Porter is enough to make me quiv” read more
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
“Who exactly was the target audience for this movie? There’s too much adult humor for the kids, it’s too juvenile for the adults, and it’s flagrant in its disregard for Dr. Seuss’ words and themes to please fans of his work. I suppose fans of Jim Carrey’s free associative overacting will fi” read more
“From the opening scene straight through to the completely bonkers finale, Deceived has got to be one of the most absurd and ridiculous entries in the domestic thriller genre. You know the type, happily married woman slowly but surely discovers that her husband was really a stranger the entire time, ” read more
“Meet Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez), a trans sex worker fresh off a 28-day prison stint as she embarks on an odyssey across Los Angeles. Her mission? To confront her cheating pimp/boyfriend (James Ransome) and the “real fish” (translation: cisgender female, played by Mickey O’Hagan) he slept ” read more
The 25 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time
“Darlene Love and Christmas go together like peanut butter and chocolate. I welcome any opportunity to hear her church-trained pipes taking on the trappings of the season, and It’s Christmas, Of Course finds her in stellar form. From her choice of material through her vocal performances, from the c” read more
“The original selling point for House of Wax was the 3D technology and stereophonic sound, not to mention the completely unnatural color scheme (not a complaint), but the film’s legacy remains in Vincent Price’s tortured, hammy performance. Come for can-can dancers sticking their legs and rumps d” read more
“Freaks was Tod Browning’s passion project. His earliest work on the project can be traced back to 1927, and it’s something of a miracle it got made at all. It’s an even bigger miracle that MGM didn’t bury this thing after the horrific first reactions and heavy editing involved. It’s ” read more
“You don’t go to MGM for horror, especially during the 1930s and 40s when Universal was cornering the market and RKO’s Val Lewton unit was making artistic works on shoestring budgets. MGM was the home of glamorous movie stars, of heightened romances, epics, and musicals. Yet here is 1941’s spin” read more
“Darlene Love got her start in her local church choir as a young girl before getting drafted into the Blossoms. The rest is musical history, best exemplified by “He’s a Rebel,” “He’s Sure the Boy I Love,” “(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry,” yet Love always expressed an interest” read more
