Movies David Gordon Green’s Halloween Is Mostly Scary for the Wrong Reasons By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago Just ignore those last nine sequels and reboots. Forty years later, this new follow-up to John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic can't conjure the same scares.
Movies How Actor Ike Barinholtz Channeled Political Peeves Into Art With The Oath By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago In his satire, Barinholtz wanted to express his feelings about contemporary politics through exaggerated levity instead of wallowing in righteous indignation.
Movies Inner Space: How Chazelle and Gosling Explored an Astronaut’s Life in First Man By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago Their Neil Armstrong biopic is an intimate tribute to fearless mavericks and a portrait of a notoriously private man who shunned the spotlight.
Movies Have a Good Time Watching Bad Times at the El Royale By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago This pulpy crime drama feels fresh and invigorating as it intricately weaves together tales of a half-dozen strangers who converge on a stormy night in Lake Tahoe.
Movies Why David Lowery’s Crime Drama Gives Robert Redford an Ideal Send-Off By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago Redford plays a career bank robber who's still going strong into his 70s in Lowery's sharply observed The Old Man and the Gun.
Movies How Bradley Cooper Found His Rhythm as a Rookie Director With A Star Is Born By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago The Oscar-nominated actor wrote and performed most of his character's songs in this remake, with the help of some high-profile friends.
Movies Sibling Rivalry: How The Sisters Brothers Smartly Defies Western Stereotypes By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly develop a convincing rapport in this stylish examination of cutthroat loyalty, rugged masculinity, and the American dream.
Movies A Filmmaker Reconnects With Her Inner Nerd Through the Inspirational Doc Science Fair By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Cristina Costantini hopes the crowd-pleasing film can change the perception of students with brilliant minds whose achievements aren't always celebrated.
Movies It’s Doubtful Kiddos Will Want to Visit The House With a Clock in Its Walls By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Maybe filmmaker Eli Roth deserves credit for changing gears, but this effects-laden venture into kid-friendly Tim Burton territory is all spectacle and no substance.
Movies Why Chloe Sevigny Embraced the Chance to Star in a Lizzie Borden Biopic By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago The actress was a tourist at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum when she became fascinated with spearheading a new cinematic take on the Borden legend.
Movies Different Attitude, Same Result for Hapless Humans Facing The Predator By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago This attempt to introduce a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the material fails in part because it indulges in the same action clichés it seeks to satirize.
Movies Do Yourself a Simple Favor and Skip This Campy Concoction By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Part psychological thriller and part suburban satire, this well acted genre hybrid funnels into a domestic melodrama that offers only fleeting pleasures.
