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After nearly a year of video-on-demand premieres–and coming almost at the end of an entirely virtual film festival–the larger-than-life, widescreen photography (by Sean Bobbitt) and the abundant close-ups in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah made me long for...
10. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs—the Coen Brothers’ long-gestating western anthology—is a film that bounces between comedy and tragedy with demented euphoria. The film opens with a farcical tale of a singing cowboy, a la...
It just isn’t fair to pick only 10 films to represent the best of 2018—this is a year that could easily warranted a Top 20. In fact, I could completely rearrange this list, including 10 different titles, and be completely...
At first, Sorry to Bother You, the feature directorial debut of musician Boots Riley, appears to bear a resemblance to the films of Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Wrong). With its thick outer layer of absurdity, the early scenes are vignettes of an alternate...
“Are we more merciful than God?” That’s a fascinating question, considering how few of us human beings would knowingly send anyone off to be tortured for all of eternity. It’s especially interesting given that the man who asks it in...
“Are we more merciful than God?” That’s a fascinating question, considering how few of us human beings would knowingly send anyone off to be tortured for all of eternity. It’s especially interesting given that the man who asks it in...
In pretty much every romantic comedy, there’s the role of the female lead’s best friend. She’s a sounding board and a support system but is ultimately secondary to the primary pair. Jim Strouse’s The Incredible Jessica James jumbles up the...