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Essay: Todd Haynes’ Carol Is a Holiday Classic with Midwest Roots

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the film Carol (2015). Carol unfolds like a memory. The vision of 1950s America mutes and blurs the pastel colors we associate with the […]

  • Anthony Miglieri
  • December 31, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Women Talking Offers an Essential, Often Surprising Perspective on Gender and Power in Any Society

    Shot by cinematographer Luc Montpellier in muted tones that almost make the film look like it was shot in black-and-white and then tinted to match the mood of each moment, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 31, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Guillermo del Toro’s Noir Drama Nightmare Alley, Strong Performances Match a Bold Aesthetic

    Nightmare Alley

    I’ve had enough conversations with director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) over the years to know two things about him: 1) he has the soul of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 18, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Reviews

    Review: The Edge Is Missing from Lisbeth Salander’s Latest Adventure, The Girl in the Spider’s Web

    Girl in the Spider's Web

    For the record, the “official” subtitle of The Girl in the Spider’s Web, this latest tale of militant hacker and all-around Swedish badass Lisbeth Salander, is “A New Dragon Tattoo […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 6, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Joaquin Phoenix Carries a Moving, if Stilted, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

    When Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the latest from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, To Die For, Milk) defies expectations, it’s a glorious thing. But when […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 20, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review: Strong Performances Make a Tragic Una Worthwhile

     There may not be a worse time for this film to be released, echoing as it does the seemingly daily news stories about improper, abusive behavior by men in positions of power, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 8, 2017
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