It’s Not a Wonderful After.Life
Eleven years ago, a great Japanese film came out in American theaters under the title After Life, a joyful meditation that imagined all of...
Teen Spirit: Music Elle
Why do movies hate the music industry? They love music, and they love musicians more or less, but to hear the likes of A...
Firth of Force
Talented though he is, Colin Firth has never shown that much range. While his close contemporary Hugh Grant has made a career out of...
Rock of Ages: Playing Jaxx
When it debuted on Broadway in 2009, the stage musical Rock of Ages lured metalheads to the theater with a neatly bombastic package of...
Frozen Glory
When Snowpiercer first hit American theaters two weeks ago, the critical consensus instantly jelled: “This is the year’s greatest science-fiction movie, and all of...
Additional Screaming
I keep being suckered by these Scream movies. Each time, I go in thinking that this time they’ll finally get the formula right, and...
Out of the Past
Unlike painting or sculpture, movies exist in time, a fact that we’re reminded of whenever we hurry to grab a seat before the 7:20...
Break-in Breakout
Even though Edward Furlong has been a working actor for 16 years, the star of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Detroit Rock City, and Pecker...
Cars 3: Storm Chasers
Earlier this spring, Logan spun a beautiful yarn out of the cliché that says we all get old and die. Now Cars 3 picks...
Riled Up
Let’s be real here. The main reason the low-budget Western Echoes of War is opening in theaters here is because of the presence of...
