I didn’t expect a Nicolas Cage movie to be the voice of this moment. I was wrong
(CNN) Of all 2021’s surprises, a movie delivering gentle, minimally violent emotional catharsis and starring Nicolas Cage has to be one of the strangest.
Udo Kier Gets Fabulous in ‘Swan Song’
Udo Kier’s latest movie, Swan Song, is based on the real-life hairdresser dubbed the Liberace of Sandusky, Ohio. Who knew?
Val Kilmer: Man of Mystery
This documentary is both great fun and deeply sad, a unique window into a performer who always seemed like he should have been a more…
It’s time for Americans to un-weaponize ‘laziness’
(CNN) Why do we only learn to appreciate our lives when we’re in dire straits?
‘Zola’ Ends up Exploiting Women Anyway
Zola may be the first twitter thread-to-movie adaptation, or at least the first that’s made a splash. Director Bravo, with co-screenwriter Jeremy O. Harris (Slave…
‘Cruella’ is camp, queer and honest
This is camp for kids, a riff on “All About Eve” and “The Devil Wears Prada” that, while overlong, is a sight better than your…
‘In the Heights’ star Melissa Barrera is ready for fame’s hot spotlight
“It was July. It was supposed to be hot — but the pool was freezing,” recalls Melissa Barrera. “It was raining the entire time, and…
Broken ‘Window’
The Woman in the Window is a tangle of cinematic cliches and bad impulses and inexplicable acting, adapted from a best selling novel by a noted…
Gia Coppola tells all about Andrew Garfield’s ‘Mainstream’ fake penis
How do you get actor Andrew Garfield — Tony Award winner, former Spider-Man — to tap into his inner Johnny Knoxville?
‘The Columnist’ Takes Revenge on Her Haters
This Dutch horror-comedy, in which a newspaper columnist goes full Patrick Bateman after reading the comments one too many times, piqued my interest. Alas, much…