Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences names a single film as the Best Picture of the year. Most film nerds and critics don’t take The Oscars too seriously, but for some reason, every Oscars ceremony feels like The Super Bowl for us. Odds are calculated, lists are made, and one film […]
"Into the Woods" is a safer, simpler adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s seminal musical, but Rob Marshall’s family-friendly film is still a fun and moving musical with strong performances.
“L’Atalante” is an effortlessly inventive film that tells a conventional story with a remarkably poetic touch; even on its 80th birthday, Jean Vigo’s only feature film still feels fresh.
“Has been” films are frequently united by a vague sense of pity and tragedy projected onto the central characters. The following eight films show just how wide-reaching the “has been” subgenre is, with the films running the gamut from comedy to documentary to film noir to the avant-garde.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” is an entertaining and often tragic film that features some of Anderson’s most memorable characters, despite occasionally falling into cliché.
