As its 50th anniversary nears, Saturday Night Live is unquestionably an institution, not only in comedy or in late-night TV but in American pop culture itself. It has launched countless comedians, cemented the arrival of up-and-coming musical acts, spawned iconic characters, and even influenced politics, through its much-covered casting and …
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“To be a chef, you’ve got to love the taste of blood.” So says one of the many chefs present in House of Spoils, and writers and directors Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy (Blow the Man Down) are all too happy to oblige. Right from the jump, blood and …
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To resurrect a late actor — as recent franchise films have done using CGI — is akin to an act of puppetry, and The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee tackles this idea with mischievous literalism. It employs, as its central narrator, a delightfully designed marionette of the late English …
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The trailer for The Wild Robot has reduced me to tears every time I’ve seen it. What can I say? The idea of a robot finding community in the wilderness was just too much for my heart to handle, even in a three-minute package. SEE ALSO: 42 movies you’ll want …
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One of our most anticipated movies out of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival was Nightbitch. The reasons were many. For one, it’s the latest from Marielle Heller, the helmer of such critically heralded adaptations as the coming-of-age dramedy The Diary of a Teenage Girl, the moving Mr. Rogers biopic …
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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin blends traditional documentary techniques with World of Warcraft recreations to paint a touching portrait of the online life of a Norwegian gamer. SEE ALSO: ‘Never Let Go’ review: Halle Berry horror flick intrigues, then stalls The film, directed by Benjamin Ree, centers on 25-year-old Mats …
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2024 has had more than its fair share of crime-comedies, for better or worse. For better, there was the on-point Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which saw Eddie Murphy back in action and riotously funny; Drive-Away Dolls, a proudly trashy Coen Bro comedy with a queer perspective; and The Fall …
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“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?” asks The Substance. Repeated like a ritualistic chant, this provocation and promise echoes via the in-universe advertising for a mysterious body-swapping product, which allows people to create a younger version of themselves. The insecurities of a middle-aged actress take center …
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A lot is unknown about the characters’ lives prior to the start of the film. Halle Berry gives some revealing details to give context to her character in Never Let Go.
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A film that’s as much about its own gimmick as what that gimmick represents, Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man casts Sebastian Stan as Edward, a man with pronounced facial differences that he eventually sheds through a miracle cure. However, when a now traditionally handsome Edward is cast in a play …
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