film commentary

An iconoclastic indie about the son of God (but not Jesus) prompts a discussion of how filmmakers make new myths and remake old ones.

The character actor finds a personal resonance in Al Pacino's performance as an aging pop star trying to escape his schtick.

One of two filmmaking brothers discusses a movie by filmmaking brothers that riffs on another movie by filmmaking brothers.

A onetime fan of self-consciously antagonistic cinema finds much to admire and contemplate in this unconventional, Argentine-set Western.

A filmmaker with a very particular set of writing skills takes a look at the latest revenge thriller from Liam Neeson.

The actor's debut film is an affectionate documentary portrait of a little-known (but much-loved) musician, teacher and philosopher.

At a time when Disney is embracing a new kind of heroine, a writer-director and his 11-year-old daughter discuss Cinderella's return to our screens.

The new film from the prolific and multi-talented Carolla is out now. If you're not excited about it, you've probably just got him all wrong.

The veteran cult filmmaker turns his attention to a new indie release, fittingly about a man who deprograms cult members.

The editor turned director breaks down the brilliantly constructed opening sequence of this classic '70s psychological horror.

The latest Blumhouse production is a film 14-year-old Joel Potrykus would’ve loved as much as Mountain Dew. But Potrykus isn't a teenager anymore.

During the cinematic dumping ground that is the winter, a Will Smith movie is indeed a welcome thing, even if doesn't exactly reinvent the wheel.