The Best Action Sequences Of 2017
Cinema is, quite literally, action, and while some of the snootier critics might look down on the action movie, there are few purer cinematic pleasures than looking at a great set-piece sequence, from “The Gene...
The Best Scores & Soundtracks Of 2017
Even before filmmakers were even able to record and sync sound, movies and music have been tied together. Back then, music was played on a piano or an organ. Now, some of the world’s greatest composers write sc...
The Best Horror Films Of 2017
The horror films resurgence of the last few years has been a remarkable thing to watch: some of the most exciting new filmmakers to emerge have been working in the genre, and plenty of masters have been doing s...
‘The Square’ Is An Excoriating Razor-Burn Of A Movie [Review]
This is a reprint of our review from the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
King of the cringe-inducing confrontation, nabob of the nervous laugh — if he hadn't already laid claim to the titles with the withering "F...
‘The Killing Of A Sacred Deer’ Is Absolutely F***king Brilliant [Review]
This is a reprint of our review from the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Maybe the second or third shot in Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" is of a hospital waste bin, over which Colin Farrell, as...
On The Rise: The 50 Most Exciting Emerging Actors & Filmmakers In 2017
About once a year, we take stock of all the exciting movies we’ve seen, and all the tantalizing announcements we’ve covered, and picked out the names that we’re most excited about in a variety of fields for a s...
The 25 Best War Movies Of All Time
It's been glowingly reviewed by our colleague Drew, but we (as in Jess and Oli) have not yet seen Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk." You can tell we haven't seen "Dunkirk" (IMAX OR STFU) because we are still schlep...
The 25 Best Films Of 2017 So Far
We’re firmly into June now, and fast bearing down on the midpoint of 2017, a year that’s shaping up to be the longest goddamn year in history (fun fact: at the start of 2017, Barack Obama was President of the U...
‘The Dinner’ Is A Savage Satire With Stand-Out Performances From Steve Coogan & Richard Gere [Review]
"Apes." It is high school teacher and avid history scholar Paul Lohman's preferred term of abuse for his congressman brother Stan (Richard Gere) and his wife Katelyn (Rebecca Hall). And it is spat out by him, a...
20 Great Movie Star Feuds & The Films That Spawned Them
This weekend sees the final episode of "Feud," which stars Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange as Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, respectively, as they scheme and catfight their way through the fi...
Every Walt Disney Animated Classic Ranked From Worst To Best
Some big boots are attempting to be filled this week. Recent years have seen Disney finding increasing success with live-action reboots of their animated classics, from the billion-dollar, virtually unwatchable...
‘Personal Shopper’ Starring Kristen Stewart Tries To Be Four Different Movies At The Same Time [Review]
This is a reprint of our review from the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
There are, at a conservative count, four different movies inside Olivier Assayas' new film, led by his "Clouds of Sils Maria" star Kristen ...
15 Great TV Shows You Might Have Missed
We have to say, at a time when we desperately need somewhere to escape to for 30-60 minutes just to give our brains a rest, so-called "peak TV" hasn’t been massively delivering. The first month of 2017 has had ...
The 20 Most Exciting Horror Films Coming In 2017
There are few genres as enduringly popular — and profitable — as the horror flick. Superheroes and disaster movies and spy actioners and movies based on a holiday featuring Julia Roberts as part of an ensemble ...
‘The Daughter’ Is A Highly Polished Drama Of Well-Observed Human Behavior [Review]
This is a reprint of our review from the 2015 Venice Film Festival.
"I don't ever want to grow up," says a drunken Christian (Paul Schneider) after an evening carousing with childhood best friend Oliver (Ewe...