Movies Why Peter Jackson’s New WWI Documentary Is Such a Vital Cinematic Document By Todd Jorgenson | 1 year ago It's a monumental achievement in film preservation and a powerful tribute to the courage and camaraderie of those along the front lines during the Great War.
Movies Why Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman Is Much More Than a History Lesson By Todd Jorgenson | 2 years ago The filmmaker's true-life period drama, with a playful comic touch, is a provocative mix of passion and rage with powerful contemporary parallels.
Movies Killer Queen: The Favourite Is Both Devious and Delightful By Todd Jorgenson | 2 years ago This surrealist exercise in historical revisionism from eccentric director Yorgos Lanthimos benefits from a trio of wonderful performances by its lead actresses.
Movies Wes Anderson’s Animated Isle of Dogs Is Another Delightfully Offbeat Romp By Todd Jorgenson | 2 years ago Anderson's latest celebration of eccentricity is more than just a hilarious and heartfelt animated tribute to the lasting bonds between humans and canines.
Movies A World Leader’s Passing is Hardly a Tragic Circumstance in The Death of Stalin By Todd Jorgenson | 2 years ago This hilarious political satire uses its titular event as the launch pad for a revisionist romp with subtle contemporary resonance.
Movies Annihilation Keeps Sci-Fi Weird By Alex Macon | 2 years ago The new film is unabashedly strange, and bound to be a sci-fi classic.
Movies Phantom Thread Puts Tense Romance Back In Fashion By Todd Jorgenson | 3 years ago Paul Thomas Anderson's latest is a study of intimacy set in 1950s London.
Movies Paper Chase: Why Spielberg’s The Post Is More Than Just a History Lesson By Todd Jorgenson | 3 years ago It's set in the early 1970s, yet thematically, this riveting newsroom drama starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep feels practically ripped from today's headlines.
Movies Del Toro Shows His Romantic Side in Lovely Shape of Water — With Monsters, of Course By Todd Jorgenson | 3 years ago This dazzling offbeat fable also is a Cold War spy thriller, a creature feature, and a tribute to lavish Hollywood musicals. Plus, it showcases the terrific Sally Hawkins.
Movies As a Celebration of Culture, Coco Is Full of Life By Todd Jorgenson | 3 years ago The latest computer-animated gem from the Pixar juggernaut is a visually dazzling yet emotionally sensitive look at Dia de los Muertos through a child's eyes.
Movies How Three Billboards Turns Antiquated Advertising Into One of the Year’s Best Films By Todd Jorgenson | 3 years ago This exhilarating mix of biting dark comedy and taut crime drama features terrific performances and a script packed with incisive sociopolitical subtext.
Movies Song and Dance: How La La Land Makes Nostalgia Feel Cool By Todd Jorgenson | 4 years ago This delightful and visually spectacular romance provides a fresh and contemporary take on a timeless formula.
Movies You Might Be Depressed by Manchester by the Sea, Until You Realize How Good It Is By Todd Jorgenson | 4 years ago The fragile dynamics of a suburban Massachusetts family defined by tragedy and regret are explored with heartfelt authenticity in this superbly acted drama.
Movies Arrival Is a Close Encounter With the Profound By Alex Macon | 4 years ago The thoughtful science fiction drama delivers big thrills and asks big questions.
Movies Eastwood’s Sully Is a Marvelously Understated Meditation on Heroism By Jason Heid | 4 years ago Tom Hanks plays a pilot who famously averted a disaster.
