Film
Peter Keough has edited a useful, insightful, and delightful new collection of short essays that explore films that appeal to adults who seek childlike glee or awe at the movies.
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Bombshell takes a stand, looking to portray its besieged women as complex, flawed human beings who also happen to be the victims of sexual harassment.
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Director Greta Gerwig’s brilliant cast succeed in making Little Women a feel-good escapist movie with brains.
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“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” –- Hamlet
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Dark Waters may not be Todd Haynes’ most beautiful film, but it may yet prove to be among his most important.
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Even with my caveats, A Hidden Life raises filmmaking to heights that will thrill Terrence Malick fans.
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Though the story’s events are set in the present, the Gen X music feels right, coming as it does from an era when fear, decadence, and moral hypocrisy also dominated our culture.
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There are few films these days that feel like such a familiar and sorely-needed balm for stressful times.
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Waves is a plea for mutual understanding, for acts of grace that transcend race, age, gender, and social status.
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Film Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2019
Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year.
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