Sasquatch Sunset: The Last of Us
I don’t know if Sasquatch Sunset will wind up being the strangest movie I see in 2024, but it will definitely be a big...
Civil War: Shooting Conflict
This past week we saw Civil War, a movie about a second American civil war taking place in the near present. We are four...
Sting: Along Came a Spider
Like many people, I have seen the superbly funny YouTube clip where film director Kevin Smith describes his experiences working on an aborted Superman...
Femme Plot
Just a few weeks ago in this space, I was wondering where all the violent, unstable thrillers about gay men were. Right now, one...
Do You Know the Monkey Man?
You’ve probably heard that Monkey Man is Dev Patel’s directing debut and that it’s an action thriller that kicks all kinds of ass in...
Exhuma: Dig It Up!
Ever been to a Korean shamanic ritual? It’s awesome. There’s so much singing and dancing, it’s like a Broadway musical, but with a lot...
Immaculate, Late Night: Halloween in March
My mother thinks that horror movies only ever come out during Halloween and can’t fathom why anyone at any time of year would want...
Love Lies Bleeding: Girls & Guns
Shortly after I reviewed Saint Maud, I heard that its writer-director, Rose Glass, was working on a film with Kristen Stewart. Without knowing anything...
Odds and Ends
With this feature, I can truly put the movies of 2023 to one side (at least until I revisit them in early 2034). Here’s...
All of Us Strangers: Only Lovers in the Building
After All of Us Strangers was shut out of the Oscar nominations, I was afraid I would have to relegate it to my annual...
