Movie Review: The Room Next Door
Poor Pedro Almodovar. He lives out his feelings in his work. The Room Next Door shows us he’s really worried about death, and how he’s …
Tilda Swinton
Movie Review: Problemista
Saturday Night Live has its share of strange presences over the years: Andy Kaufman, Jack Handey, Robert Smigel, all left their mark with their strange, …
Movie Review: The Killer
David Fincher’s reputation precedes him. His perfectionist tendencies have transformed him into the stereotypical “genius ahole” director. While it can be hard to quibble with …
Movie Review: Asteroid City
The more things change, the more Wes stays the same. Asteroid City is another perfectly delightful Wes Anderson film, using an incredible cast to tell …
Movie Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
I sorely underestimated the 1940 Pinocchio. What Walt Disney created with that masterpiece is pure movie magic: maybe the ultimate kids movie, filled with unforgettable …
Movie Review: Three Thousand Years of Longing
If I were George Miller, I would’ve waited too. After putting out the action movie of the decade, I would’ve coasted for a while too, …
Movie Review: The French Dispatch
There’s some comfort in a Wes Anderson movie for sure. The stakes are usually pretty low, the story trends toward whimsical and wry, and his …
Movie Review: The Dead Don’t Die
Jim Jarmusch is Steven Soderbergh with worse publicity. Soderbergh and Jarmusch got big around the same time. However, while Soderbergh got big in the US …
Movie Review: Suspiria
I should have seen this coming. Suspiria clocks in at a “brisk” 2 and a half hours. It stars a character playing dual gender roles; …
Movie Review: Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson is back…in animated form, thank god! I run VERY hot and cold with his live action films, but I loved Fantastic Mr. Fox. …