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...
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‘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,...
Five possible storylines for this year’s Oscars
They are, in fact, going to have an Academy Awards show this year, on April 25, 2021, almost two months after the show usually takes place.
As 2020...
‘Mank‘ Review: Listless biopic rare stumble for Fincher
Almost 80 years later, director David Fincher finds himself in a seemingly similar situation of artistic authority with Netflix. Starting out early...
Rank directors with box scores instead of box office
Whether I liked it or not, I was raised on sports. My dad, whom I’m 80 percent sure has listened to every Chicago Cubs game on the radio since the 1960s,...
‘Run‘ Review: Engaging thriller quickens your pulse
By comparison, it’s much more broad in its story beats and campy in its execution, but at the end of the day, it delivers enough slick twists and turns...
Looking back at 20 top roles for Sean Connery
Those eyebrows. That voice. The deepest smile lines I recall ever seeing. That accent. The element of nobility he brought to every screen he graced....
‘The Nest‘ Review: Law, Coon in outstanding period drama
In his outstanding sophomore outing The Nest, writer-director Sean Durkin inverts this equation, taking a family already reeling from years of mistrust...