Love and Monsters (2020) Review
‘Love and Monsters’, a new creature feature by director Michael Matthews and starring Dylan O’Brien, is an inventive little adventure movie. Scott Z Walkinshaw reviews.
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Lawrence Michael Levine Interview – “I Will Always Make Small, Intimate Films”
Lawrence Michael Levine tells The Film Magazine about searching deep within himself to find ‘Black Bear’ (2020), scripting naturalistic dialogue and why he’ll always make small films.
Read MoreThe Father (2021) Review
‘The Father’, the feature directorial debut of Florian Zeller starring Anthony Hopkins in a career standout performance, “is a deeply unsettling depiction of how memory can betray a person”. Peter Charney reviews.
Read MoreThelma and Louise: The Most Powerful Final Image in Cinema
How the ending to Ridley Scott’s ‘Thelma & Louise’ (1991) is one of the most iconic and powerful in all of cinema, and how it can be interpreted. Essay by Gala Woolley.
Read MoreDC’s Lightest Movie, Shazam!, Also Contains Its Darkest Moment
In the light-hearted family movie Shazam!, that subverted the tone of the earlier DCEU, David F. Sandberg finds space for a heartbreaking character moment. Article by Rob Gifford.
Read MoreCherry (2021) Review
Apple TV Plus exclusive ‘Cherry’, from ‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors The Russo Brothers, and starring Spider-Man himself Tom Holland, is a shallow drama. Cole Clark reviews.
Read MoreNetflix’s Business Model Doesn’t Allow for Long-Term Film Success
Netflix Original movies seem to disappear just as soon as they’ve appeared, and with a new film set to be released during every week of 2021, it’s an issue filmmakers should take notice of. Essay by Luke Hinton.
Read MoreArrival and the Language of Cinema
In his 2016 science fiction film ‘Arrival’, director Denis Villeneuve expertly uses the power of cinematic language to take us on a mind bending journey of love, loss, and the inevitability of time. Essay by Margaret Roarty.
Read MoreThe Winter Lake (2021) Review
‘Game of Thrones’ alum Michael McElhatton and ‘Sex Education’s’ Emma Mackey star in ‘The Winter Lake’, a gnarly drama dealing with trauma from debut director Phil Sheerin. Kevin Woodley reviews.
Read MoreComing 2 America (2021) Review
In 1988, Eddie Murphy and company captured lightning in a bottle for comedy classic ‘Coming to America’. Could they do it a 2nd time for sequel ‘Coming 2 America’? Scott Z Walkinshaw reviews.
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