Movies Soderbergh Isn’t Just Spinning His Wheels With Mischievous Logan Lucky By Todd Jorgenson | 4 days ago The latest from the versatile filmmaker is another heist movie with a hillbilly twist that’s both amusing and thrilling in equal doses.
Movies In Cold Blood: Compelling Mystery Wind River Goes Digging in the Snow By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago This stylish and suspenseful thriller benefits as much from its evocative wintry landscapes as from its strong performances and its layered storytelling.
Movies How The Glass Castle Transferred the Spirit of Its Subject From Page to Screen By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago Jeannette Walls said the film adaptation of her bestselling memoir captures her optimistic outlook regarding her troubled upbringing.
Movies The Eye-Rolling Only Living Boy in New York Needs to Hit the Books By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago The latest example of aristocratic New Yorkers lamenting about failed relationships doesn’t do justice to Woody Allen or Simon & Garfunkel.
Movies King Fans Won’t Be the Only Ones Tearing Down The Dark Tower By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago What was an ambitious mix of genres and settings on the written page becomes an incoherent mess of overwrought action and watered-down subtext on screen.
Movies Spy Game: Theron Flashes Tough-Girl Appeal in Atomic Blonde By Todd Jorgenson | 4 weeks ago Even if the barrage of well-choreographed fights, chases, and shootouts don’t add up to much, they do provide quite the adrenaline rush.
Movies Provocative City of Ghosts Chronicles a Different Type of Wartime Heroism By Todd Jorgenson | 4 weeks ago The documentary follows a grassroots collective of underground journalists revealing atrocities perpetrated by ISIS in the eastern Syrian town of Raqqa.
Movies How David Lowery’s Fondness for the M Streets Turned Into A Ghost Story By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago The inspiration for the Dallas filmmaker's latest project came from a fight he had with his wife, and his refusal to leave Texas.
Movies Space Odyssey Valerian Certainly Is Ambitious, If Nothing Else By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago This sci-fi epic from director Luc Besson values spectacle over substance, with dazzling technical proficiency and pretentious plotting.
Movies Gorilla Warfare: Brains and Brawn Fuel Thrilling War for the Planet of the Apes By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago An action epic layered with sociopolitical subtext, intriguing character dynamics, and shrewd contemporary relevance — without abandoning its sci-fi roots.
Movies Nanjiani Laughs Through the Pain in Autobiographical The Big Sick By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago In addition to co-writing the script with his American-born wife, Nanjiani stars in the project, which chronicles their unique relationship challenges with a comic spin.
Movies In Visually Stunning The Beguiled, the Wartime Conflict Isn’t on the Battlefield By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago This stylish remake from director Sofia Coppola cleverly frames the material as a tale of feminist resilience and resourcefulness with contemporary resonance.
