In a post-screening Q&A of Honey Don’t!, Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, and moderator Michael Koresky began joking about filmmakers working without the intention of winning awards. They essentially landed on a simple mantra: What happened to making movies simply for the sake of making them? It may seem silly to some, but it honestly feels […]
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Is Another Propulsive Thriller From Spike Lee
Here’s an announcement for those who might not know, and based on the insane burial of its theatrical release, this may be the case for many: There is a brand new Spike Lee film starring Denzel Washington in theaters right now. Furthermore, it’s an ode to High and Low, the masterful 1963 Akira Kurosawa film. […]
NOBODY 2 Is A Fun Dad Movie About Work-Life Balance
Bob Odenkirk playing a nobody with a hidden, action-packed past in Nobody was enough to please any crowd in 2021. The reveal of his full action chops in the bus sequence of that film is such fun. So what angle is needed when approaching a sequel that initially relied on the surprise factor of a […]
Zach Cregger’s WEAPONS Is Fun & Creepy, But Also Messy
When very little was known about Zach Cregger’s latest film, Weapons, there was one exciting kernel of information that jolted many cinephiles. Cregger made reference to Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterful 1999 film, Magnolia, as having given him “permission” to make his solo sophomore film an epic. That ambition is very much felt in the bones […]
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Reckons With Our Ability To Change
In news that shouldn’t shock anybody, Wes Anderson has made yet another film that’s as pretty to look at as it is devastating to think about. The Phoenician Scheme is releasing about two years to the day from his previous feature, and possible opus, Asteroid City. With that film, Anderson’s heightened reliance on artifice came […]
WARFARE Is As Confounding As It Is Haunting
Alex Garland’s latest film, Warfare, is a confounding experience to say the least. And that’s coming from somebody who found themselves completely bowled over by Civil War. The filmmaker has returned rather quickly to the war genre, releasing this basically a year after his previous feature. Though on this go around, he is joined by […]