All Work and No Play Serving Stanley Kubrick
By choice, Leon Vitali ‘was just a slave to Stanley.’
Film & TV
The Obamas Sign Multi-Year Deal with Netflix to Produce Shows and Movies
The Obamas are slated to produce scripted and unscripted series as well as documentaries and feature films, according to a Netflix tweet announcing the deal.
The Elephant Man: Neglected David Lynch Classic
A black-and-white film brought its director to Hollywood’s attention in 1980.
A Bogus Dystopia
A new HBO film tries to make us believe book burning is a serious threat today.
First Reformed Leads Moviegoers Astray
Paul Schrader’s newest art film is an exercise in faithlessness.
Solo: Soulless
As with The Last Jedi, things perk up considerably in the last 45 minutes or so, but only enough to raise the overall impression left by the movie to “Meh.”
The Travis Bickle of Climate Change
Paul Schrader’s new film explores left-wing religious extremism.
Political Romance and Political Tragedy
Alan Rudolph’s Ray Meets Helen revives e pluribus unum
Superheroes In Peril
Ross Douthat reviews Avengers: Infinity War.
The Simpsons: Most. American. Show. Ever.
The Simpsons caricatures the distinctive essence of our culture.