The Picture Show
The Texas Misstep
4 for Texas proves that no one knew how to ruin a good thing better than the Rat Pack....Read More
When Wonders Cease
The trappings of the Malick aesthetic felt less like an artist searching for meaning than the habits of an established master with nothing new to say....Read More
Long Road Out of Jasper: A Documentary Chronicles James Byrd Jr.’s Life and Tragic Death
The fact that Byrd's producers are unwilling to screen the film in its subject's hometown, fearing racist backlash, may be proof enough of its importance. ...Read More
Matthew McConaughey Finds Meaning In Taking Off His Shirt In Jeff Nichols’ Mud
At last, Matthew McConaughey has found a movie that makes taking off his shirt meaningful....Read More
Life Or Nothing Like It
Byington’s latest employs a rigid devotion to deadpan, keeping the story’s humanity at a safe and manageable distance, locked behind walls of dispassion....Read More
What’s the Frequency, Terrence? Malick Returns With To the Wonder
Maybe it’s best after all that Malick wait years between movies....Read More
Portrait of Wally Recounts Sordid History of Egon Schiele’s Painting of his Muse
Schiele painted “Portrait of Wally” in 1912. In it, the artist’s mistress and muse, Valerie “Wally” Neuzil, is clothed nearly to her chin in a garment...Read More
Friedkin Continues Career Dive
After the one-two punch of The French Connection and The Exorcist in the early 1970s, William Friedkin was on top of the world. The writer/director was right up...Read More
Amped-Up Imposter Could Use More Vérité
For nearly 60 years Albert Maysles has been the face of the Direct Cinema movement, whose followers believe that non-interventionist observation is the key to d...Read More