film commentary

Can a high-concept short film be adapted into a big-budget summer movie aimed at both kids and adults and still be any good?

Is it possible to consider even the smallest of the Marvel movies without looking at the comic-book giant's ever-growing cinematic multiverse?

Warning: Amy Schumer's very funny big-screen debut may do more than just make you laugh. (Also, LeBron James is REALLY great in this!)

A contemporary take on the the infamous Honeymoon Killers prompts a look at both the new film and the classic 1969 movie on the murderous paramours.

The great detective looks back on his last case in old age — but is it really Sherlock, or just a simulacrum?

A filmmaker more than familiar with the territory looks at this doc on Mexican drug cartels and the vigilante movement fighting back against it.

An animation franchise spawns an origin story about its cute yellow critters. But how will it go down with a feline film professional?

Watching the latest in the Scharzenegger cyborg franchise prompts an unexpected viewing of the first film, and some realizations about action movies.

The sequel to Soderbergh's male stripper saga is all fireworks and dazzle. And that's nothing but a good thing.

An all-time classic, now in a newly restored 4K print, has lost none of its magic over the years. And then there's that zither...

The late documentarian's lost 1974 film about Leon Russell is a mess, but that’s exactly why filmmakers today should be looking to it for inspiration.

Can a film about young woman's violent and self-destructive acting out against the patriarchy make the best of its difficult material?