It Is Okay
Evil clown fetishists, rejoice! The rest of you, move along.
Remakes Are for White Supremacists
You know what film I knew was going to be terrible within the first three minutes?
Logan Lucky: Soderbergh’s Best Coen Brothers’ Comedy
Logan Lucky frames itself as a paean to the people of the Mid-Atlantic and their underrated pluck. ‘Take me home, country roads,’ it croons, but I was not tempted.
On Nazis, Starship Troopers, and Taxi Driver
In which movies of the past feel strangely suited to our absurd present.
The Karate Kid is Kind of Great
In which we revisit the ’80s classic and find it terribly charming.
The Good & Bad News About Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde lands a welter of punches and leaves you reeling — which is great, because once you stop spinning you’re sure to say, “hang on a minute…”
Lady Snowblood Will Have Blood Coming Out of Your Wherever
It is a film about the tragic cycle of revenge and how fun it is to watch that played out in vivid color.
Dunkirk At A Distance
Christopher Nolan turns minimalist.
George Romero Is Dead. Long Live George Romero!
The father of the modern zombie has shuffled off this mortal coil. May he spend the rest of eternity joyfully feasting on the brains of heavenly angels.
War For The Planet Of The Apes, or: Ape-Moses and The Promised Land
A ponderous slog of an Apes movie wins the adulation of everyone. I refuse to believe they didn’t fall asleep thirty minutes in.
In Which I Am Unkind To De Palma’s Blow Out
Some call it a masterpiece. I wish I knew why.
The Girl With All The Gifts, But Mainly The Gift of Yet Another Zombie Movie
Zombies go fungal.
10 Simon & Garfunkel Songs That Would Make for a Better Film than Baby Driver
Hey look! It’s a goddamned lemur. Far out.
Blade Runner. Deckard. Replicant? The Debate That Never Dies.
In which everything you always wanted to know about Deckard is answered once and for all and forerever. So there.