We’ve been spending the first days of the new year reflecting on our favorite films from 2019. With a relatively quiet wide-release …
Author: Josh
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2019 (And the Rest of the 2010s)
I’ve been keeping a list of my filmgoing all year, yet despite months of tinkering, am still not completely satisfied with the …
Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is a Gift
Little Women (2019 | USA | 135 minutes | Greta Gerwig) Greta Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with Lady Bird, one …
On Screen: A Hidden Life, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, CATS, and Bombshell
With apologies to Endgame, this is easily the biggest week of the moviegoing year, with a film that’s been anticipated for nearly …
The Rise of Skywalker Concludes Four Decades of Star Wars
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker opens Thursday in extremely wide release; a spoiler-free review follows. Perhaps we’ll reconvene after …
Cats Makes a Disturbing Leap From Stage to Screen
Thirty-eight years ago, a upstart composer called Andrew Lloyd Webber, having previously made a name for himself by adapting Bible stories and …
Film Club: Jojo Rabbit, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and The Irishman
So … what was the best movie you saw in November Morgen: Luckily, I hadn’t yet tossed up my review of Jojo …
On Screen: Aeronauts, Fleabag, Princess Bride, Muppets, Tammy and the T-Rex, Female Trouble
Phoebe Waller-Bridge brings Fleabag back to the stage (and into cinemas) The holiday prestige film release cycle is in a bit of …
Film Club: Parasite is Among the Year’s Best
I saw Parasite at Telluride this summer and was blown-away by the uproariously entertaining caper in which a broke family ascends from …
In Dark Waters Corporate Malfeasance is No Fun
Dark Waters (2019 | United States | 126 minutes | Todd Haynes) Todd Haynes has a rich history of finding the often-ignored …