It’s an odd thing, to recommend a television show that’s best viewed on your phone—but hey, if you don’t like it, blame Steven Soderbergh. With “Mosaic”, the new six-part series he concocted with writer Ed...
The thing about zombies is that they’re hard to kill. Sure, you shoot ‘em in the head and that’s supposed to do the trick. But when they’re rushing and gnashing and flailing at you—as modern-day zombies tend to...
Sundance often premieres crowd-pleasing comedies at the end of the festival, launching films like “They Came Together” and “The Incredible Jessica James” in those closing days in years past. Leave ‘em laughing and...
If you haven’t noticed already on your cable subscription, Spike TV is no more. In its place is the Paramount Network, which promises original TV shows throughout this year (including a remake of “Heathers,” coming March 7) and...
Early on in the awards season, I joined other Academy Award pundits in fearing that after last year’s record seven nominees of color in the acting categories as well as four Best-Picture contenders with mostly non-white casts – including...
I am beyond thrilled to congratulate Steve James, one of our greatest documentarians, on his well-deserved, first-ever Oscar nomination for Best Documentary. His nominated film, "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail," is a prime example of the...
Paul Dano debuted his long-anticipated directorial effort at Sundance this weekend, as part of the festival’s highly-competitive US Dramatic Competition category. “Wildlife,” an adaptation co-written with Zoe Kazan of the...
“The Last Race,” directed by debut filmmaker Michael Dweck, is essentially a requiem for a stock car race track. Observational and sometimes emotional, it captures the afternoons and evenings where the Riverhead Raceway is in full...
Lynne Ramsay’s brutal thriller, “You Were Never Really Here,” made waves last year at the Cannes Film Festival, where it played in competition, and won awards for Ramsay’s screenplay and star Joaquin Phoenix’s lead...
Seven years ago, Debra Granik shook the film world with “Winter’s Bone,” a film that premiered at Sundance, winning the Grand Jury Prize on its way to four Oscar nominations, including one for its instant star Jennifer Lawrence....