Review: ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD is Tarantino at his most experimental...
When you look back on it, it seems like it was all leading to this. When Freddy Newandyke first gets handed script pages for his undercover operation and has to perform them like a monologue for his...
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REVIEW: EL CAMINO is a killer epilogue to the greatest longform narrative in...
With Breaking Bad, we had one of the rare perfect endings in television. Sure, there are a number of series that end satisfyingly (Mad Men, Veep). But just as often you end up with something that lands...
View ArticleReview: THE LIGHTHOUSE is an incredible descent into madness
The past few years have seen a growth in what is clumsily called “elevated horror,” a term that should be approached with a bit of disdain. But the term does underscore the arrival of a new class of...
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Review: FORD v FERRARI is tailor-made for cable television
Just before the lights dimmed on the latest feature from Logan mastermind James Mangold, my partner whispered to me, “This better not be real-life Talladega Nights!” And while, I must admit, I’m a...
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Review: 1917 is a full-blown masterpiece
The concept of the “One shot feature film” is an instantly attractive premise. The idea that you’re following a protagonist, generally in real time as they go on their various trials and tribulations,...
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The Greatest Films of the 2010s: 35 films that made us want to go to the movies
The 2010s were a sea-change of a decade for filmmaking, one most notably marked by mergers and acquisitions; be it Disney’s purchase of Marvel just before 2010 rang in, and their subsequent absorption...
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The 10 Best Films of 2019
And like so, we’ve reached the end of 2019, and the end of the 2010s. As I’ve done at the end of each year since I’ve been Entertainment Editor at the Beat, it’s time to take a look at the best films...
View ArticleReview: Even serious doctoring couldn’t save DOLITTLE
Fresh off more than a decade worth of completed films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey Jr. is probably one of the wealthiest actors in the world. His career could go in any number of...
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Review: COLOR OUT OF SPACE gains strength as its madness grows
Madeleine Arthur in Color Out Of Space It feels like you can count the number of truly good Lovecraft film adaptations on one hand, and a couple of those fingers would be occupied by the work of...
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Review: THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND is the best Apatow film in over a decade
Studio comedies have been on life support for years. It’s one of these movie-going tidbits you don’t even realize until it’s pointed out to you. In a theatrical landscape dominated by huge action...
View ArticleReview: PENINSULA makes for a massively disappointing Train to Busan sequel
It’s easy to get cynical about the zombie subgenre of horror as a whole. After its mini resurgence in the early 2000’s, the prospect of more films about everyone’s favorite shambling horrors mostly...
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REVIEW: You’ve never seen anything like THE GREEN KNIGHT
The Green Knight doesn’t feel like a straightforward action and adventure role-playing game; instead it feels more like a cinematic version of a tarot card reading.
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