film commentary
Underrated/Overlooked: Theo Anthony on The Profit
The director of Rat Film on Marcus Lemonis’ problematic but compelling reality TV show, and some uncomfortable truths about documentary.
Underrated/Overlooked: Onur Tukel on Sylvio
Filmmaker and graphic artist Tukel spotlights one of his favorite movies of 2017 — and also creates two animated gifs for the film!
Somehow Everybody Ignored the Other Zeitgeist Horror Masterpiece of 2017
Adam Baran on Better Watch Out, which is to toxic masculinity what Get Out is to racism. And it's a Christmas movie too!
Why BPM (Beats Per Minute) is the Film 2017 Needed
Adam Baran is energized by the French drama about AIDS activists, and offers up a list of ways those similarly inspired can get involved.
So It Turns Out Happy Death Day is Pretty Much a Masterpiece
Jim Hemphill is surprised to find the latest Blumhouse joint is legitimately great, and wonders if a golden age of horror is imminent.
Why I Keep Returning to Mikey and Nicky
Director Jesse Noah Klein on the continuing power of Elaine May's underseen classic, and its influence on his film We're Still Together.
I’ve Been a Clown and I’m Terrified of Scary Movies, So Of Course I Saw It
Shannon Plumb braves her first horror movie in two decades, and ponders how a beloved comic figure became an icon of evil.
Coppola Just Premiered The Cotton Club Encore — and It’s a Masterpiece
Jim Hemphill, just back from the Telluride Film Festival, reports on the revelatory new version of one of the great director's most troubled movies.
“Genital Warts and All”: Bruce LaBruce on Taxi Zum Klo
In advance of the film's Metrograph screening this Friday, Bruce LaBruce revisits Frank Ripploh's 1980 gay classic.
Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)
Shannon Plumb pens a beautiful, idiosyncratic response to Michael Almereyda's movie about love, death and memory.
The Pleasures (and Surprising Significance) of Kidnap and Halle Berry’s B-Movie Canon
Inspired by Berry's latest film, actress Tipper Newton (The Mindy Project) delves into the thrillers of the Oscar-winning star.
Why Girls Trip is the Best Movie of the Year (and Tiffany Haddish is the Best Comedic Actor on the Planet)
Adam Keleman, writer-director of the forthcoming Easy Living, makes a case for the euphoria-inducing hit comedy and its breakout star.











