2024 has been a good year for women on screen. Plenty of meaty, fully realized roles found their way to cinemas in the last 12 months, from Demi Moore in […]
It would seem the romcom is having a moment. Not that it’s ever really gone away, of course. But in the post-Nancy Meyers era (she’s still very much alive, just […]
Considering the original Aquaman is the highest-grossing DC film of all time, it’s hard to understand why a sequel took five years since that film’s release to arrive. But a […]
Gritty, bloody, visceral and front-loaded with a need for vengeance, the latest work from writer/director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) is so immersive and authentic, you’ll feel the muck […]
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 […]
In what may just hold the record for stage-to-screen adaptations, Ryan Murphy brings to Netflix a gaudy, busy, over-the-top film version of The Prom, the surprisingly well-received Broadway show that […]
In between weekends at the drive-in, the 56th Chicago International Film Festival rolls on with dozens of films screening online and live-stream virtual Q&As several times a day. This week, […]
For some, it may be tough to reconcile the idea that Jay Roach, the same man who directed all three Austin Powers films and both Meet the Parents movies, also […]
In the throes of the 2016 presidential campaign, as a nation geared up to elect a sexual predator, women in entertainment began speaking up and out against the bad actors […]
Oh, this one is shit. I don’t care how many Pulitzer Prizes the book (from author Donna Tartt) may have won or how critically acclaimed it is. This movie adaptation […]
Nicole Kidman is having quite a moment. She started 2018 on a high note, with Emmy wins for her contributions to the HBO series “Big Little Lies,” and just kept […]
Present political climate not withstanding, we live in a fairly sophisticated society where we shouldn’t have to soft-pedal the truth about assisting the disabled via a movie with comedy, just […]