Morgan Neville knows not everything we talk about will make it into this story. After making dozens of documentaries, he understands that in order to be told properly, the best stories have to leave some parts out. That’s definitely true of Piece by Piece, his new “creative nonfiction” documentary about …
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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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“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s going to follow you home.” This is the ominous warning uttered within Sinners, the latest collaboration between Academy Award-nominated writer/director Ryan Coogler and critically heralded actor Michael B. Jordan. The two have previously worked together on such outstanding films as Black …
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The teaser for V/H/S/BEYOND may have been intense, but the full-length trailer is genuinely nausea-inducing. The latest instalment in Brad Miska’s found footage horror franchise features six new segments from directors including Justin Long, Virat Pal and Kate Siegel, with a whole lot of alien-themed gore thrown in for good …
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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II looks like it’s shaping up to be the veteran director’s opportunity to do all the bonkers stuff he couldn’t pull off in the original 2000 blockbuster. Sharks in a water-filled coliseum? Absolutely wild. Someone go ahead and preemptively take all my money. In the newest trailer, …
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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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“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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Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* sees one hell of a mishmash MCU team…wait for it…assemble (every time). The lineup of shadow operatives and contract killers here is huge: Black Widow‘s Red Guardian (David Harbour), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s Bucky Barnes …
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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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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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