‘Promising Young Woman’ review: A howl of rage at sexual predators
If ever there was a movie worth venturing back to the theater for, it’s this blistering horror-comedy.
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‘Run’ Hurries Straight to the Action
How good is Sarah Paulson? So good that even when a movie telegraphs exactly what’s about to go down, you still want to follow her there….
Up From Appalachia
I watched Hillbilly Elegy, hoping that it might help explain something to me about the mindset of Red-State America, but all I got was Glenn…
‘Happiest Season’ review: Star-studded cast comes ‘out’ for the holidays
This is the year TV finally made the Yuletide gay: Along with this sparkly rom-com from Hulu, Hallmark and Lifetime are debuting same-sex holiday flicks….
‘Ammonite’ review
At their best, biopics shine light on unjustly ignored historical figures. Mary Anning, played by Kate Winslet in “Ammonite,” fits the bill: A female, working-class fossil collector…
Don Hertzfeldt Returns to Tomorrow
You may not know the name Don Hertzfeldt. But if you’re of a certain age, you might recall a Simpsons couch gag from awhile back that made…
Who Wants to be a Kajillionaire?
Writer/director Miranda July always seem to channel her work from some subconscious realm. Her voice is so odd, and so raw, that I’ve generally found…
‘I Am Woman’ review: Helen Reddy biopic stars stellar leading lady
Watching this biopic about the creator of an iconic feminist anthem, I wondered what singer Helen Reddy makes of the one we’re loving in 2020: Cardi B’s “WAP.”…
‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Charlie Kaufman, master of psychological horror?
The title suggests a joke about director/writer Charlie Kaufman’s reliably baffling third acts. But this Netflix release is an adaptation of Iain Reid’s acclaimed 2016 novel…
The Beat Goes On
There’s a key moment early in “The Go-Go’s” when baby-faced L.A. punks Jane Wiedlin and Belinda Carlisle take a road trip to San Francisco to…