When ‘Bad Boys’ Began, Martin Lawrence Was the Top Dog
People forget that the ‘Martin’ star got top-billing over Will Smith. Here’s a look back at how big he was back then.
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Bridgett M. Davis
An interview with filmmaker and novelist Bridgett M. Davis on her recently-restored 1996 feature, Naked Acts.
Fear, Hope, and Joy: Ramata-Toulaye Sy on Banel and Adama
An interview with the director of the French-Senegalese magical realist drama.
Chi Film Fest’s 60th Anniversary Cinema Soirée
Chicago International Film Festival celebrates their 60th anniversary by welcoming John C. Reilly, Jennifer Reeder, and Al Roker.
A Dream for a Composer: John Debney on “The Garfield Movie” and “Horizon: An American Saga”
Interview with John Debney, composer of “The Garfield Movie” and “Horizon: An American Saga”
The Acolyte Sends Star Wars Into a Galaxy Far, Far In the Past
There’s potential in this series and its slower, more contemplative direction, even as it peppers in one martial arts-infused Jedi fight after another.
Short Films in Focus: The Year of Staring at Noses
A new short film for your viewing pleasure, along with an interview with the director.
Animation Is Slow Motion: Pablo Berger on Robot Dreams
An interview with the writer/director of the Oscar-nominated animated film Robot Dreams.
The Unloved, Part 126: Zardoz
The Unloved looks at the twisted brilliance of John Boorman’s Zardoz.
Cannes 2024: Ghost Trail, Block Pass
On a pair of international features compelled by the respective pull of retribution and youthful abandon.
At the Movies, It’s Hard Out There for a Hit Man
Richard Linklater’s new Netflix comedy is just the latest illustration of how we idolize and idealize big-screen assassins—even though the characters rarely live up to our image of them as super-cool killers.
Cannes 2024: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, Eephus, To A Land Unknown
On three surprising entries from this year’s fest about ritual, alienation, and exile.
With Flipside, Chris Wilcha Made a Triumphant Film About Failure
The documentarian talks about putting together a movie that draws on his abandoned previous projects—and why filmmaking is an endless hustle.
Home Entertainment Guide: May 2024
The latest and greatest on streaming and physical media, including Criterion editions of Girlfight, Peeping Tom, and All That Breathes, along with a fantastic Arrow 4K of Joe Carnahan’s Narc.
Far, Far Away: How to Get People Going to Movies Again
What’s broken in moviegoing, and some ideas for fixing it.
Cannes 2024: Normal Normal or Cannes Normal?
Jason Gorber explores his post-Cannes thoughts after returning from the fest.
Cannes Video #7: Critics Roundtable
Our critics break down the best films they saw at the festival.
A Special Kind of Beauty: Viggo Mortensen on The Dead Don’t Hurt
Mortensen sat down to talk about the ways his latest Western subverts any number of genre expectations and how directing has affected his work as an actor.
The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Unveils Its Official Selection
An article about the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, running from August 20th through the 28th.
Saved! at 20: Religious Satire and the Millennial Generation
On the teen religious comedy and its impact on a generation of faith-frazzled millennials.
