Film

Can we agree that Steven Soderbergh is one of America’s most exciting, influential and innovative filmmakers currently working? Or, are his movies not “sexy” enough to elevate him to the ranks of artists like Hitchcock, Scorsese, Godard and Truffaut? Actually, I don’t really care if we agree: I’m calling it. Since 1989’s “Sex, Lies, and […]

I‘ve been saying this for a long time and feel no need to refute myself now or at any time in the near future: South Koreans make the best movies in the world. Bear with me while I show my work. In the 1950s and ’60s, we had filmmaking innovators like Han Hyung-mo and his […]

Uncle Fred has died. He died in the street across the way from a brothel in the middle of the night. Shula, Fred’s niece, is on her way back from a costume party where she dressed as Missy Elliott from the music video for “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).” When she finds his body, she […]

I know it’s not cool to still like Marvel movies because they’re apparently the nadir of cinematic excellence, but I do… even when they keep letting me down. There are two specific reasons why I keep turning up at the theater on opening weekend for this forever franchise: 1) After 35 movies and 26 shows, I’m […]

February has been a mellow month for movies so far, with studios front-loading theaters with the midsize movies they don’t have a ton of faith in gaining box office momentum. This is normal as the studios usually wait until after the Oscars to start leaning into the films they’re excited for. February is historically when […]

When writing a piece about movies to watch with your spouse, partner, significant other or all by your damn self for Valentine’s Day, I found myself focusing on the futility of such an endeavor. Every single relationship is different, obviously, but even more specific are the things that each one of us defines as romantic […]