Review: Don Cheadle’s ‘Miles Ahead’
“In keeping with the tempo and improvisational flair of his subject, Don Cheadle has succeeded in breaking through the standard tediums of biographical film.”
“In keeping with the tempo and improvisational flair of his subject, Don Cheadle has succeeded in breaking through the standard tediums of biographical film.”
“‘High-Rise’ gazes without flinching at a cavalcade of violence without ever feeling like it’s truly stepped into the muck.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
“‘Hush’ has some very interesting moving parts in what amounts to an average film.”
“‘Eve’s Bayou’ is like a living poem, deftly exploring the way memory can both comfort and haunt us, long after the actual wounds of our tragedies heal.”
A Series on Italian Cinema by Q.V. Hough
“There’s a lot of expository detail, and little development in the singular arcs beyond the exposition.”
Nathalie Codina Interviews Felipe Guerrero
“‘The Charro of Toluquilla’ is definitely worth seeing, as Jaime is a character that you will not soon forget.”
A Series by Dylan Moses Griffin
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
“Some movies are so good that when they’re over, you almost expect the whole film industry to shut down.”
“The Jungle Book is a fun, brisk and absolutely gorgeous achievement that honors the past while looking unflinchingly into the future.”
A Column on Film Criticism by Justine A. Smith
Jacob Oller on His First Ebertfest
Josh Slater-Williams on the Nostalgic Element of Agnieszka Holland’s 1993 Film
A Column by Jordan Brooks
“Regretfully, ‘Criminal’ makes up for its lack of ideas with blood, guts and even more blood.”
“Season 5 of HBO’s ‘Girls’ is now done, and so it is time to bestow upon it ‘one of the all-time best seasons of TV’ accolades.”
“Vinyl’s sense of music history is surface-level and haphazard, and, most damning, it has yet to fully reveal why it needs to exist (over the course of 11 entire hours).”