Midnight Special and the Tax of Parenthood
Quicker than you can say ‘Jesus, Mary and Joseph’ you’re in the thick of an old parenting allegory.
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Twister Revisited
How this perfect movie almost didn’t get made.
Captain America: Civil War is All Glory and No Guts
Good job, Marvel.
The Dysfunctional Wholesomeness My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
A goofy family reunion.
The Jungle Book is a New Chapter in Cinematic Enchantment
Forces you to confront your skepticism and be swept away by special kind of cinematic enchantment again.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, a False Promise
Disjointed, numbing and spectacular with its intemperance.
The Pre-Trump Paranoia of 10 Cloverfield Lane
A reflection of our collective anxieties delivered as an easily digestible thriller.
Stop judging films based on their trailers
Here’s an idea: wait until you’ve seen the film.
The Prestigious Eye-Roll of Hail, Caesar!
We’re all in service of different kinds of crazy.
Monthly Movie Debrief: February Edition
The Debrief podcast is a little like a Backstreet Boy, it’s back!
Clearing Blind Spots: The Beatles on Film
Time to find out how they got in that Yellow Submarine.
Clearing blind spots: The Planet of the Apes
I watched all the Planet of the Apes films, it’s a mad house! A mad house!
How to Get Rich with a Conscience in The Big Short
A prestige PowerPoint presentation.
The Hateful Eight is the Right Kind of Trouble
There’s a sense of gratitude that a troublemaker filmmaker of Tarantino’s acumen exists.
The Savage Optimism of Chi-Raq
Spike Lee is angry again.