Zosha Millman dives deep into David Lowery's latest film, The Green Knight, with special guests Fran Hoepfner and Kelsey Ford.
The richness with which I, Claudius renders the character of its underdog—the good and the bad, the inconsistent and the inexplicable—leads us to the deepest, thorniest questions about our place in history, and how things happen (or don’t) in turbulent times.
It's the simple human lapses that embody the extraordinary effectiveness of no-budget documentary Hands on a Hardbody.
Speed Racer asks you to open up and go along for the ride with all its scintillating beauty, with all its dazzling heart.
There’s something soothing about the illusion that I was meant to watch Yojimbo. It implies there’s some kind of order to the universe and not just a chaotic mess where kind people die too soon.
Instead of merely putting disabled characters on-screen, Take Shelter examines how they are treated in American society, and allows us to see how ableism is woven into that social fabric, from systemic failings to personal interactions.
The point of The Natural is not to give Roy Hobbs his longed-for second chance, but to destabilize the very concept of “second chances.”
On-screen, Clara Bow's remarkable strength of personality was enough to win her everything she desired. In life, it wasn’t enough to ensure happiness or agency.
The wind breathes over tall grass, gently brushing each blade. Insects chirp in the distance, forming a chorus over the hillside. These are the first sounds in A Hidden Life, the longest entry in Terrence Malick's catalog of existential, earth-gazing films.
School of Rock is a movie about children of various ages growing to accept that the notion of meritocracy is a giant scam.