Films

The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films | Features

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Indeed, “Annihilation” comments on feminism by not commenting on it, flipping “Stalker”’s premise by having its protagonists be women, whereas Tarkovsky populated his odyssey with brooding men. Garland doesn’t include a single scene in which skeptical men wonder how these ladies are going to pull off their mission. Lena and her colleagues never have to … Read more

The Longest Films Ever Made

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People get so uptight about long movies. They’ll happily sit at home and binge three, four, five hours of a TV show in one long sitting, then kvetch if Martin Scorsese asks them to sit in a movie theater for 206 minutes without looking at their phones. If 206 minutes sounds long to you, get … Read more

Second Sight Drops 4K Releases for Excellent Films by Brandon Cronenberg, Jeremy Saulnier, and Alexandre Aja | TV/Streaming

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The 4K here is a bit dim, although it’s supposed to be a grungy, dirty film—it’s better than if the film was too bright or polished, but I think the color could have been graded a bit brighter in some scenes that are difficult to even see. The sound mix is fantastic, as are the … Read more

​Criterion Celebrates the Films That Forever Shifted Our Perception of Kristen Stewart​ | Features

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Close on the heels of starring in a less-successful arthouse drama, Walter Salles’ big-screen adaptation of On the Road, Stewart’s turn in “Clouds of Sils Maria” demonstrated that she was a formidable actress, more than holding her own against the legendary Binoche. But there was also something appealingly meta about the performance, too. At one … Read more

The People’s Joker and Six Other Films That Were Stuck in Legal Limbo | Features

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“Amazing Grace” (2018) Aretha Franklin fans thought they’d never see it: the documentary Sydney Pollack filmed in January 1972 as the Queen of Soul recorded a live album in Los Angeles. The resulting record, “Amazing Grace,” remains the best-selling gospel album of all time, but the faithful craved the images that had been captured at … Read more

On Luca, Tenet, The Invisible Man and Other Films from the Early Pandemic Era that Deserve More Big-Screen Time | MZS

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And what about the horror thriller “The Invisible Man,” one of the most mercilessly tense films I’ve seen in the past decade? It got released right before lockdown and made $144 million globally, a staggering haul for a medium-budgeted genre picture whose biggest star was Elisabeth Moss. Who knows what it would’ve made if it had … Read more

Revisiting the most obscure Arnold Schwarzenegger films of the 80s

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Raw Deal remains Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most obscure action films of the eighties. But, does it deserve a little more love? Arnold Schwarzenegger made a whole slew of classic 80s action movies. Still, one remains totally obscure despite being released smack dab in the middle of his amazing The Terminator to Predator run of movies from … Read more

Romulus director isn’t ignoring the other films, received notes from Ridley Scott and James Cameron

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Alien director Ridley Scott and Aliens director James Cameron both gave Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez notes on his movie Earlier today, 20th Century Studios unveiled a teaser trailer for Alien: Romulus, director Fede Alvarez’s contribution to the Alien franchise that is set to reach theatres on August 16th. (You can watch the teaser HERE.) … Read more