It has to be said Mangold is perhaps the only filmmaker, at least that I'm aware of, who could successfully set a western, neo-noir thriller in the shadow of New York City.
Hear No Evil
Empty Radicalism
Years steaped in the war against foreign tyranny had slowly tranformed Hitchens into a cold iconoclast; a liberal indifferent to banal injustice.
Better Forever to Have Been
Antinatalism is a cold, loathing and ultimately resentful delusion that convinces those who believe it that all moments of joyful and loving connection are worthless -- when they are, in actuality, the very best things that we have and do.
Satire Supremacy
What Verheoven shows, at bottom, is that fascism turns living, feeling individuals into non-persons; people who live only for the destruction of something else.
In Front of Your Nose
McCarthy unashamedly demonstrates that good journalism is as painfully intimate as critical self-reflection -- containing all the same frustrations, inadequacies and inhibitions.
Overlooked
Considering that butchering sequels has become standard in Hollywood today, the fact that The Shinning was followed by a film like this is close to miraculous.
Camelot Reimangined
David Lowery's "The Green Knight" is a subversive fantasy-epic that uses powerful themes and engrossing performances to deliver an outlandishly good film.
Four Angry Men
Regina King's "One Night in Miami" is a stunning exploraton of four exceptional African-American men and the many ways in which their lives challenged American racism.
Therapy in the Hood
Marielle Heller's "A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood" is a heartwarming biopic that uses clever writing and strong characterisation to transcend the typical staleness of the genre.
Old Habits Die Hard
David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" uses strong performances and difficult questions to deliver a brutal movie with big ideas.
Tom Osborne 