Mastermind: Uncaged Doves
Good evening, and welcome to another installment of Kelly Reichardt: American Master. I’m certain in applying that title to her, even though the films...
Frankenstein: Your Monster
Guillermo del Toro’s version of Frankenstein plays in local theaters for two weeks before coming to Netflix, and there’s a great deal to like about...
After the Hunt: No Haven
When Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt played to a heavily polarized reception at last summer’s Cannes Film Festival, a fair number of people noticed...
House of Guinness: Sláinte
Steven Knight is the English screenwriter who created Peaky Blinders, and his new Netflix show, House of Guinness, has much of the same elements...
Spider Woman: The Movie in My Mind
Back in 1985, Héctor Babenco’s film Kiss of the Spider Woman garnered a bunch of Oscar nominations and a heaping side of controversy. During the...
Good Boy: Scaredy Dog
Bad things happen to dogs in horror movies. They get neglected until they die (The Lodge), they’re pulled offscreen by demons (Paranormal Activity 2),...
Smashing Machine: Injury Mark
What is it with filmmaking siblings splitting up these days? The Coen brothers needed a vacation from each other, the Wachowski siblings went their...
One Battle: I’d Love to Change the World
“You know what freedom is?” a karate instructor named Sergio (Benicio del Toro) asks the man (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is sitting on the passenger...
Ugly: Photo Not Available
If the name Yeon Sang-ho is vaguely familiar to you, it’s likely because you’ve seen his 2016 Korean zombie movie Train to Busan. That...
In Whose Name?: Yeezy as 1-2-3
We’re six years and counting into the Kanye West mental meltdown, and still the most perceptive thing anybody has said about it was on...
