Battle of the Sexes: King of the Court
No, no, no! It wasn’t supposed to be this way! The first woman presidential candidate was supposed to handily beat an unqualified sexist loudmouth...
Lady Macbeth: Yet Here’s a Spot
One reason behind the Samuel L. Jackson-caused scrape this past spring over black British actors portraying African-Americans in American movies is that there’s not...
Oh God, mother! Blood! Blood!
My movie reviews have been in hibernation for a couple of weeks, but mother! is well worth coming out of it for. After all,...
Ingrid Goes West: #madlove
Well, now that "social media influencer" is an actual job title, people who call themselves that are now inviting targets for satire. Ingrid Goes...
Good Time: Red Dye
While us film critics are busy writing up the glittering success that Kristen Stewart has had after the Twilight series (and yes, that includes...
Brigsby Bear: Fanfic
You probably know Kyle Mooney as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, where he plays nerds and needy guys in perfectly capable fashion....
Logan Lucky: Look Who’s Back
First off, Logan Lucky isn’t a sequel to Logan; you won’t find any X-Men here. It is, however, the welcome return to filmmaking by...
Wind River: Blood Snow Angel
Fort Worth product Taylor Sheridan has been one of Hollywood’s most sought-after screenwriters, and this week his directing debut, Wind River, expands to theaters...
A Taxi Driver: Korea Cab
If it's August, it must be time for Korean movies. While Hollywood takes its annual breather between the summer blockbusters and the fall prestige...
Detroit: White Lies
Kathryn Bigelow ran into trouble during her last film, Zero Dark Thirty, as critics like me felt like it advocated the usefulness of torture,...
