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Lack of resolution makes Devil's Knot (2013) Atom Egoyan's most terrifying film.
Bi Gan's Resurrection is enigmatic but thoroughly satisfying.
Like most David Wain films, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is uneven but funnier than most comedies today.
I’d forgotten about “Doonesbury” until last week. What year is it (#636)?
Operation Petticoat (1959), once a hit and now forgotten, features Tony Curtis at his prime and Cary Grant near the end of his career.
Parasitic Oscillations is poetry of birdsong and static.
A new Airplane! film tour hosted by the stars delights Gen X fans.
Nicky negotiates ownership of the “character” he “created.”
The Invite is Olivia Wilde's best film yet, with the performance of her career.
Citizen Vigilante and the return of uncomfortable cinema.
It’s time to welcome Machado back onto the streets of Caracas.
Autistic reflections.
Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess is as much about the Jewish experience of the composer as the Afro-American experience it’s meant to depict.
The high cost of cheap tech.
Plus he wrote a song in the voice of a bowling ball.
A review of what has come out and what is to come, 2026 has been an outstanding year for film thus far.
But can a third-party win?
The reaction to “Tomorrow Never Knows” on The Beatles 1966 album Revolver was mixed.
Jack Kerouac’s time on Desolation was a key moment, both for his life, and his writing.
Leave people alone.
The Invite is a less ambitious follow-up to Don’t Worry, Darling.
The singer ends At the Drive-In's set only three songs in by admonishing the audience and calling them robots and sheep.
The Oscar-winning actress talks about her tumultuous personal life in this contentious interview.
The musician and YouTube personality talks about a recent surge in AI generated videos.
The actress talks about her memoir and working with Dunaway on 1981's Mommie Dearest.
Newly unearthed live recording of the band touring Bleach, featuring performances of "Dive," "Even in His Youth," "Spank Thru," "Big Cheese," and more.
The American rock band perform their hit cover of the Burt Bacharach song on television in 1969.
The actress talks Scary Movie 2 and being new to show business.
The comedian talks about the future, artificial intelligence, partisan politics, and more.
The band mime their hit on Top of the Pops in 1982.
The actress talks about Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, getting starstruck, and her most unusual sexual experience.
The country music star talks Religulous, quitting drinking, and never cancelling a show.