“Self/less” Needs Less Stupid

Self/less (Tarsem Singh, 2015) Poor Ryan Reynolds. He’s a charming enough screen presence, yet so often chooses projects of such mediocrity … More

Let the Geekz n the Hood Hook You on “Dope”

Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) American Graffiti meets Risky Business meets Boyz n the Hood meets Friday. That’s all I have to say. And then … More

Infinitely Polar Bear (Maya Forbes, 2014) [A quick and full disclosure: Maya Forbes and I not only share a college … More

[Missed the show? Check out the podcast!] We’re back and ready to review the films of the summer blockbuster season – those in … More

“Qu’est-ce que le cinéma?” (“What is the cinema?”), asked the great French film theorist André Bazin. The simple act of … More

The Overnight (Patrick Brice, 2015) I saw this film back in March, at the annual SXSW Festival, and loved it. After … More

Terminator Genisys (Alan Taylor, 2015) The Gubernator is back, and the good news is that he’s as watchable as ever. With … More

Magic Mike XXL (Gregory Jacobs, 2015) The women loved it. That is, the largely female audience at the preview screening … More

Ted 2 (Seth MacFarlane, 2015) Did you see (and like) Ted, Seth MacFarlane’s 2012 box-office hit? If so, the sequel could … More

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2015) “Nature here is vile and base … there’s a lot … More