By Ridley Scott’s new film, The Dog Stars, is set for its theatrical release this week, and its director still seems to be as fired up about the state of storytelling as he was when he claimed that most of the filmmaking world’s output these days is “shit,” suggesting that Hollywood
Review: Talk to Me (2022), When Grief Becomes an Addiction
Talk to Me (2022) understands that the most dangerous supernatural object isn’t necessarily one that forces itself on people. Sometimes it’s one they line up to use again and again. The object in question is an embalmed hand that allows anyone holding it to communicate with the dead. Light a candle,
15 Movie Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
Many movie viewers consider themselves experts in catching hidden details, scouring films even on a first time watch to see everything the filmmaker is trying to convey. And yet, even they miss hidden clues and details made by creators that, in retrospect, can only be catched on a second viewing.
We Were Warned: On “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” at 35
A teenage boy talks to his machine, giving it commands. His first task begins innocently enough: “stand on one foot,” the boy says. The machine obeys. His second task reveals a sinister edge: to target nearby onlookers. The boy orders his machine to grab one of them by the head,
14 Movies That Took One Weird Idea and Somehow Made It Work
Some movies start with an idea that sounds completely ridiculous when you say it out loud. A talking animal, an absurd premise, a bizarre character, or a concept that seems impossible to stretch across an entire feature can make you wonder how anyone ever got it approved. Then the movie
