Tom Morello Spreads the Gospel of Judas Priest in Berlin
Photo: Paul Natkin via Cache Agency Apologies, but I have to start this one with a personal anecdote.…
Sandra Huller Gets Her Greatest Role Yet
Photo: Schubert/ROW Pictures/Walker+Worm Film/Gerald Kerkletz In Markus Schleinzer’s Rose, the lead character, played by the mesmerizing Sandra Hüller…
Natalie Portman Is Not For All Tastes
But what can I say? I found myself fully invested in its extreme performances and absurdist tone. Photo:…
A Tale of Golf, Heat, and Capitalism
Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute/All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose…
Judd Apatow Tries to Explain Maria Bamford in New Comedy Doc
Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute It’s in the rules: Every comedian will get at least one major documentary…
‘Ella McCay’ Is Pure Gas-Leak Cinema
Photo: Claire Folger/20th Century Studios/Everett Collection I can’t help but make Ella McCay sound incredible to everyone I…
REVIEW: Springsteen: Deliver from Nowhere,
Here’s the thing about Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere: it’s genuinely heartbreaking. The new cinematic biopic is about…
‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is a film born of helplessness, about helplessness, and it…
The Exit 8 movie is even scarier than the game
Greetings from Toronto, Canada! I’m braving long lines and busy streets for the next week or so to…
‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Kathryn Bigelow at Her Best
The director’s latest, her first film in seven years, is an absurdly riveting thriller with the kind of…
Sorrentino Finds Beauty in Unknowability
Despite his current reputation as a creator of aggressively aestheticized films, Paolo Sorrentino was once a director of…
Splitsville Is a Very Precise Comedy About Non-Monogamy
The four corners of a love rhombus. Photo: NEON The best way I can come up with to…