Gifted: Small Figures
It’s really too bad that Marc Webb was a fan of Spider-Man. Years ago, the director of (500) Days of Summer went to Sony...
Your Name: If I Were a Boy
If you were thoroughly scouring critics’ lists of last year’s best movies, you may have run across Your Name popping up on a few...
Jason Headley Breaks In
Comedy has been a passion for Jason Headley. Before 2015, he had written, directed, and starred in a number of comedy short films, some...
Personal Shopper: Get Ghost
An award-winner at Cannes last year, Personal Shopper has turned into an excuse for many film critics to re-assess Kristen Stewart and say, “Wow,...
T2: Talking Smack
Twenty years ago, I saw Trainspotting and thought, “Holy crap!” Danny Boyle’s drama about dead-end Scottish heroin addicts detonated on the scene in 1996,...
Beauty and the Beast: Ring My Belle
While in pre-production on La La Land, Damien Chazelle reportedly wanted Emma Watson instead of Emma Stone for the lead role. That now looks...
Long Kong
I don't mind saying I was excited when I saw the onscreen talent associated with Kong: Skull Island. Yet I felt my excitement leaking...
Logan: El Norte
In the continuing saga of the overwhelming white maleness of superhero movies, Latinos have been markedly less visible than even blacks and Asians. However,...
Get Out: I Am Not Your Negro
Historically, horror movies have not been a black thing. This is probably because, as many people before me have pointed out, real life for...
Oscar’s Hidden Gold
A certain contemporary jazz musical looks set to run roughshod over the major awards on Oscar night, which makes my annual piece that much...
