Documentaries Dominated at Sundance Again
It was incredibly gratifying to see so many female-focused, and directed, nonfiction entries again dominate an event once ruled by Harvey Weinstein.
Was This the Best Sundance Narrative Feature Year Ever?
Maybe this year’s narrative features at Sundance were the best ever, or maybe my mediocre-movie radar has simply improved. In any case, I didn’t find a bad…
The backlash against ‘The Whale’ is telling us all something important
CNN — As Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” – which has been in select theaters – opens in theaters around the country this week, the film could become a powerful…
A Whale of A Sequel
There is a moment, in the chaos of the climactic battle of Avatar: The Way of Water, when Zoe Saldana’s alien heroine Neytiri is furiously…
Summer Lee Doesn’t Care For Your Small Talk
As the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania, Summer Lee is well acquainted with challenging the status quo.
One of These Top Ten Films Lists Is Not Like The Others
In my career as a film critic, there’s always been an implied litmus test for Top Ten candidates that the majority of them be a)…
Shay Mitchell on ‘Something From Tiffany’s’ — and her own baggage
Holiday travelers, keep an eye out: Shay Mitchell might be scoping your baggage. “Whenever I’m away, my phone gets filled with photos of people in…
What the Marxist gospel of Woody Harrelson can teach us
CNN — How to explain the spate of anti-billionaire sentiment that’s percolated in movies and TV over the past few years? A remarkable number of titles are…
‘She Said’ Lets Women Speak
The reason She Said works so well is right in the title.
‘Sexiest man alive’? Not so much
CNN — People magazine recently announced this year’s Sexiest Man Alive, which makes it a great time to ask: Can we get rid of the whole tradition of People’s…