Madame Web undercuts its own strengths at every swing to remind audiences, “watch out — here comes the Spider-Man!”
Category: film
reviews and essays on film – new and old.
get in, loser
thoughts on the unapologetic queer spectacle of ‘Mean Girls’ (2024) and the return of the American musical.
riders on the storm
‘Storm Warning’ is oft dismissed as a dated analog for communism. but the sobering 1950 drama still offers plenty of prescient insight into the seeds and roots of fascism — American-style.
happy, again
thoughts on ‘Singin’ In The Rain,’ the surrealism of musicals, and a brief review of the 70th anniversary 4K UHD Blu-Ray release
bees in the trap
‘The Beekeeper’ is a funny and socially prescient Statham action throwback, courtesy of David Ayer and Kurt Wimmer.
ranking Rogers, assessing Astaire: a filmic foxtrot with Fred & Ginger
Fred and Ginger danced their way through the depression. Almost a century later, how do their pictures stack up?
ginger, in person (kind of)
thoughts on ‘In Person’, the perfect vehicle for its larger-than-life lead.
my favorite films of 2023
the ten movies I felt were worth putting on an arbitrary year-end list – plus five more.
violence, excess, and kindness
thoughts on the tense, bombastic ‘Leave The World Behind’ and the hopelessness of it all – plus, more 2023 reviews!
less than zero
thoughts on ‘Godzilla: Minus Zero’ and the death of an anti-war titan under capitalism