Review: Toni Erdmann
There’s no way Toni Erdmann could ever live up to its hype. Reviews from Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival touted the ...
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Reviews
Review: Manchester by the Sea
Watching Manchester by the Sea, I was reminded of two lines from the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch: “I cry, because I ...
First clip from South Park season 20 takes on Colin Kapernick’s national anthem protest
It’s hard to believe that South Park is about to start its 20th season. I still remember when it first debuted. I was ...
A Heathers TV pilot has been ordered by TV Land–yes, that Heathers
Heathers starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater is one of the great cult movies of the 1980s. It’s a pitch black dive into the ...
Quirky cult Japanese food comedy Tampopo getting 4k restoration and theatrical rerelease
To paraphrase Roger Ebert, Juzo Itami’s 1985 Japanese comedy Tampopo seems to exist outside of traditional categories. It’s a movie I remember enjoying ...
Watch the trailer for Mascots, Christopher Guest’s new mockumentary film on Netflix
Christopher Guest knows his way around mockumentaries. One of the co-stars of the influential mock-doc This Is Spinal Tap, Guest would eventually direct, co-star, ...
AMC theaters showing Willy Wonka and Blazing Saddles Labor Day weekend to honor Gene Wilder
When Gene Wilder died earlier this week, there was a massive outpouring of love for the man, which is a testament to the ...
Jackie Chan & Owen Wilson reteam for Shanghai Noon sequel by Napoleon Dynamite director
In unexpected news, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are in talks to star in a second sequel to their 2000 western buddy comedy ...
Trailers
Watch the season 2 trailer for IFC’s Documentary Now! starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader
Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Seth Meyers’ Documentary Now! is a loving in-joke of a show for fans of non-fiction film. The first ...
Vote for Bruce Campbell in these Ash vs Evil Dead campaign ads #Ash4President
Billy West’s #MakeAmericaBrannigan shenanigans have been a fine way to explore the absurdity of this year’s presidential race. Yet we have another candidate ...
Review: Sausage Party
Do I want to start eating dirt? Perhaps, as an individual who already entertains questions on whether or not I’m morally comfortable (in ...
See War Dogs early and free
War Dogs might look ridiculous, but with Miles Teller and Jonah Hill leading you know there’s probably something a bit more too it. ...