Movies Dressed to Kill: How John Travolta’s Fashion Sense Transformed Him Into Gotti By Todd Jorgenson | 6 days ago In his new biopic, which turned into a passion project, Travolta wore actual clothing and accessories belonging to the late Mafia kingpin.
Movies The Extravagant New Superfly Makes the Original Look Better By Comparison By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago This remake of the vintage blaxploitation thriller lacks the gritty visual texture or the provocative social commentary of its predecessor. And no Curtis Mayfield.
Movies The Women Steal the Show in the Otherwise Flat Spinoff Ocean’s Eight By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago The trendy gender swap isn’t the issue, but rather the heist formula that worked thrice now seems more familiar than fresh.
Movies Check Out Any Time You Like from Dystopian Thriller Hotel Artemis By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago The ambitious if highly uneven noir set amid an anarchic near-future urban backdrop isn’t as provocative as it aspires to be.
Movies How the ‘Family Drama’ Hereditary Turned Into One of the Year’s Scariest Films By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago “I was looking to make a family tragedy that curdled into a nightmare,” said director Ari Aster about his harrowing feature debut.
Movies True-Life Survival Drama Adrift Drowns Amid Choppy Storytelling By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago The latest stranded-at-sea thriller is hampered by a gimmicky narrative structure that diminishes inherent suspense in favor of manipulative schmaltz.
Movies How the Sci-Fi Thriller Upgrade Gets Under the Skin of Its Director By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Leigh Whannell warns the science is closer to reality than we realize in his cautionary tale about technology literally taking over the body of a technophobe.
Television After He Almost Quit Acting, A Garland Native Found Himself in a ‘Good Place’ By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Desperation led William Jackson Harper to a sitcom audition that rejuvenated his life and career.
Movies How Solo Makes Room for One More Spinoff in a Galaxy Far, Far, Away By Todd Jorgenson | 4 weeks ago This amusing and exciting installment is a sufficient distraction while the anticipation among devotees builds for Episode IX next year.
Movies Despite a Great Cast, the Latest Adaptation of The Seagull Doesn’t Take Flight By Todd Jorgenson | 4 weeks ago It’s so difficult to sympathize with this self-absorbed collection of stuffy artistic types regardless of the language or the setting.
Movies Turn the Page: Book Club Is Not Worthy of Discussion By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Four legendary leading ladies can only do so much to elevate a flat comedy with a generic message about sassy seniors making the most of their golden years.
Movies Schrader Upacks Some Serious Emotional Baggage in First Reformed By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago The unsettling low-budget character study about a troubled pastor ties together the director's longtime fascinations with spirituality and loneliness.
