Movies Spin Doctor: The Front Runner Awkwardly Revisits Gary Hart’s Legacy By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago Given the current political climate, it’s fun to revisit the 1988 presidential candidate's campaign scandal, even if this muddled drama misses the point.
Movies How a Filmmaker Used Humor to Shift Public Perception About Adoption By Todd Jorgenson | 4 days ago Sean Anders based Instant Family in part on his own experiences before and adopting three children from the foster-care system.
Movies The New Animated Retelling of The Grinch Isn’t In the Giving Mood By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago The latest big-screen adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss short story has the whiff of a Christmas cash grab even if it inevitably provides some warm fuzzies.
Movies It’s Time to Extinguish the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Movie Franchise By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago Stieg Larsson's emotionally traumatized computer hacker has been watered down into a generic vigilante during an age of cinematic superhero overload.
Movies McCarthy Makes Forgery Feel Authentic in Can You Ever Forgive Me? By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago This biopic of fledgling author and notorious celebrity forger Lee Israel is also a nostalgic tribute to a bygone literary age.
Movies Making the Band Wasn’t Easy for Bohemian Rhapsody Actors By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Authenticity was critical to those portraying the legendary rock band Queen, and specifically Freddie Mercury, in this authorized biopic.
Movies How a Documentary Filmmaker Got the Greatest to Talk About Greatness By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago In interviewing Gretzky, Rice, and Pele, director Gabe Polsky found that creativity, freedom, and self-expression bring the best out of young athletes.
Movies Despite Terrific Performances, Things Turn Ugly in Addiction Saga Beautiful Boy By Todd Jorgenson | 4 weeks ago This harrowing true-life drama about drug abuse, relapse, and recovery focuses on the impact of a teenager's substance abuse on his otherwise well-adjusted family.
Movies David Gordon Green’s Halloween Is Mostly Scary for the Wrong Reasons By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month 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 | 1 month 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 month 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 month 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.
