As is often the case with origin stories, there’s a great deal of world building and character establishment that has to play out before we can even get to the […]

Spain’s submission for Best International Feature of 2021 (it was even shortlisted) and the winner of six Goya Awards (it was nominated for a record 20), writer/director Fernando León de […]

Take a minute and think about the people in charge of a television show watched and adored by millions every week. They bring laughter and joy into people’s homes with […]

What little I know about the universe of Dune is limited to one read-through of the first Frank Herbert novel long ago and a couple viewings of David Lynch’s 1984 […]

What’s most striking about writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s (A Separation, The Salesman) new film, Everybody Knows, even with strong performances and its setting in lush Spanish wine country taken into account, is […]

Before we even dig into the story or performances of the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film, pointlessly subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, allow me to make a public […]