Comedy is a grueling business, as a barrage of recent television shows ranging from 30 Rock to Louie has worked to remind us. Neither as funny as the former nor …
‘Phantom Boy’ Offers Modest Noir Thrills for Old-Fashioned Animation Fans
In the realm of theatrically released animated features, New York-based distributor GKIDS has defined itself as something of an anti-Pixar. Its slate, culled from across the globe but generally focused …
Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass Reunite for Back-to-Basics ‘Jason Bourne’
The world is a vastly different place than it was in 2002, when Matt Damon first took up the mantle of Robert Ludlum’s amnesiac superspy Jason Bourne. Damon was only …
Paul Feig’s All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Defies the Trolls and Haters
It’s hard to imagine a movie less deserving of an Internet hate campaign than director Paul Feig’s lighthearted, entertaining, and endlessly affectionate Ghostbusters reboot. In fact, “reboot” doesn’t even seem …
The Obvious Appeal of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Gorgeous and Gore-Soaked ‘Neon Demon”
By the time the end credits roll on Nicolas Winding Refn’s dark, lurid fairy tale The Neon Demon, women’s bodies have been coolly evaluated, idolized, ridiculed, painted, invaded, broken, and …