Invisible Man: Evidence of Things Not Seen
In 1932, Rouben Mamoulian adapted Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde into a film. Robert Louis Stevenson’s science-fiction novel had already been made into at...
Seberg: Jean in a Bottle
At the tail end of last year, Seberg was given a pro forma release in New York to make it eligible for the Oscars....
The Lodge: Dead Snow
Five years ago, the filmmaking team of Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz captured the world’s attention with Goodnight Mommy, a horror movie they made...
The 30 Best Korean Movies of the 21st Century
I promised myself that if Parasite won the Best Picture Oscar, I’d run this listicle of the best Korean films I’ve seen since the...
Marriage Story: Split
Oh, Noah Baumbach, you magnificent bastard. This highly literate filmmaker often writes about scabrous divorces, and you’d be hard pressed to find one more...
Irishman: Made Man
In the end, The Irishman’s winless fate at the Oscars was probably down to a surfeit of woe-is-me tales about aging white guys like...
Birds of Prey: Harley Har Har
Here’s a modest prediction: I don’t think Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) will be nominated for the Best...
Odds and Ends
Since the Oscars are happening early this year, so is this annual piece of mine in which I write miniature reviews for movies from...
Clemency: Death Row Blues
This Oscar season, there has been a devoted contingent arguing for Clemency (ooh, I stumbled into that one!), the death penalty drama that plays...
The Best Movies of 2009
I used to do this feature on a regular basis, looking back on my Top 10 list from 10 years earlier, but that temporarily...
