Looking back on an unusual year of film
For most of the 12 or so years this column has been around, we’ve focused on box office and industry trends, with commentary taking a secondary role...
Article Category: Movies & Streaming
‘One Night in Miami‘ Review: Biopic brings ’60s black icons to life
Based on the smash stage play by Kemp Powers, the enthralling new biopic One Night in Miami depicts a fictionalized meeting between four burgeoning...
Jordan doc tops 2020’s must-watch list
In my end-of-the-year column I wrote a few weeks ago, I talked about movies like First Cow, Nomadland, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Mank, Tenet, Never...
‘Reel Views’ Review: Top ten movies of a not-top-ten year
Every columnist summing up the past 12 months will note how challenging it was for us collectively and individually, but I still feel the need to acknowledge...
Treat yourself with some film merch
Have a stack of gift cards you need to spend? Looking for some post-holiday gifts for someone you love or even yourself? Screen Time is here for you...
‘Wonder Woman 1984‘ Review: DC superhero flick another mixed bag
Following this month’s bombshell news that Warner Bros will be simultaneously releasing their 2021 slate of films in theaters and on their affiliated...
Tenet vs. Nomadland for best picture?
In last week’s column I argued that 2020 isn’t a total wash as far as movie years go. Maybe it hasn’t been a notably great year like, say, 2007, but...
‘Soul‘ Review: Soulful masterpiece Pixar’s best in a decade
Almost immediately, Pixar’s abundantly ambitious and utterly absorbing new film Soul eschews these modest jumping-off points and tackles biggies like...
2020 is a sneaky good year for films
This year very well might go down as the worst year in modern history for the release of new films. Makes sense, though, right? Given that most people...
‘Wolfwalkers‘ Review: Gorgeous animated feature enraptures
Much like the Portland-based stop-motion outfit Laika, the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been building a strong resume over the past decade,...