The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age will do nothing to inspire or engage its audience
Sylvie’s Love
Eugene Ashe somehow manages to construct a movie that, despite its incessant familiarity, is immensely watchable
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA: The American Experience of 2020
In his latest essay, Alexander Holmes deconstructs David Byrne’s American Utopia as a microcosm of the American experience in 2020.
We Can Be Heroes
Rodriguez may be known for his B-Movie style, but We Can Be Heroes really does devolve further than normal
Soul
Soul is the perfect antidote to the malaise of 2020.
ANOTHER ROUND: Hollywood’s Drinking Problem
In his latest essay, Ewan Gleadow contrasts Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round against the legacy of cliché in portraying alcoholism on screen.
Greenland
Surprisingly, the disaster action movie Greenland is not the typically expected Gerard Butler misfire that one has come to expect
ClapperCast - Episode 31: Soul & Wonder Woman 1984
On Episode 31 of ClapperCast, the team looks at Pixar’s Soul and Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman 1984
WE ARE WHO WE ARE: The Universal Dysfunction of Finding Our Identity
In his latest piece, Carson Timar looks at We Are Who We Are as a microcosm of anxieties and dysfunctions characterizing current times.
Mario Puzo's The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
It is becoming a recurring trait of legendary auteur and cinematic pioneer Francis Ford Coppola to tinkle and modify his catalogue of greatest hits
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a muddled film
The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky will undoubtedly remain a blip in Clooney’s career
The Expanse - S05 E04: Gaugamela
As the credits roll, the rules have changed, and so does The Expanse
ClapperCast - Episode 30: Small Axe
On Episode 30 of ClapperCast, the team looks at Steve McQueen’s Small Axe mini-series breaking down each episode and the power of the series overall
The Expanse - S5 Episode 01-03: Exodus / Churn / Mother
The Expanse continues to broaden its scope and explore high concepts with new places and characters while still maintaining consistency
Archenemy
Archenemy joins the ranks of James Gunn’s Super and Peter Stebbings’ Defendor as a satirical take on what has become the genre to take over the world
One Night in Miami
One Night in Miami is lethargic, visually bland and artistically subservient to the script.
The Mandalorian - Season 2 Ep 5: The Jedi
The Mandalorian Chapter 13: The Jedi features some of the best action the show has seen so far
Falling
Falling is a strong, passionate and compelling first feature from Viggo Mortensen
BOJACK HORSEMAN - THE VIEW FROM HALFWAY DOWN: What Is the Purpose of Life?
In his latest essay, Carson Timar discusses the dark themes in the Bojack Horseman episode The View From Halfway Down