There is no way to write about Patton without starting where the film starts, in front of the flag. A […]
Patton (1970) Review: The War Movie That Refuses to Tell You What to Think Read Post »
The received wisdom about Jurassic Park is that it is a special effects milestone with a thin story attached, a
Jurassic Park (1993) Review: Wonder First, Terror Second Read Post »
Some films get sold as one thing and turn out to be another. Joe Carnahan’s The Grey arrived under a
The Grey (2011) Review: Not the Movie the Trailer Sold You Read Post »
John Huston spent decades trying to make The Man Who Would Be King, and the version he finally got is
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Review: Adventure With the Bill Attached Read Post »
It is genuinely difficult now to watch Planet of the Apes the way audiences watched it in 1968, because the
Planet of the Apes (1968) Review: Satire in a Rubber Mask Read Post »
Philip Kaufman’s adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s book about the test pilots and the first American astronauts is one of the
The Right Stuff (1983) Review: Heroism, Publicity, and the Gap Between Them Read Post »
Film criticism has spent decades gradually admitting that genre films are worth taking seriously, and the admission is real. Horror,
What Critics Get Wrong About Genre Films Read Post »
A great deal of bad film writing comes from a single collapsed distinction: the failure to separate this film did
Bad, or Just Not for You? A Working Distinction Read Post »
There is a comfortable position on alternate cuts that a lot of people hold without examining it: the theatrical version
In Defense of the Other Cut: Why Theatrical Isn’t Always Definitive Read Post »
The reviews that go up on release week are written under conditions almost designed to distort judgment. The critic has
The Ten-Year Verdict: How a Film’s Reputation Changes After Release Read Post »
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