Glenn Heath Jr.
Self-inflicted desperation fuels ‘Good Time’
Relentless and intoxicating, Good Time is a manic and devious exploration of greed. more
Aug 22, 2017 2:07 PM Film
‘Escapes’ is an intoxicating portrayal of a Hollywood wild man
Actor, screenwriter, lothario, Flamenco dancer—Hampton Fancher has forgotten more experiences than most people have had in their entire lifetime. more
Aug 22, 2017 1:57 PM Film
Claudette Barius
‘Logan Lucky’ begins a great new franchise
As a stand-alone studio film, Logan Lucky is one of the most joyously political in recent memory. more
Aug 15, 2017 5:16 PM Film
‘Endless Poetry’ is an act of incomplete remembrance
Poets don’t explain themselves,” says the red-haired muse Stella (Pamela Flores) to naïve writer Alejandro (Adan Jodorowsky) toward the beginning of Endless Poetry. more
Aug 15, 2017 5:05 PM Film
Wind River’s message is at odds with its instincts
Wind River is more spiritual revenge film than police procedural, one that relies upon certain thematic binaries to bluntly express itself. more
Aug 8, 2017 3:45 PM Film
‘Step’ to the rhythm of change
Step, which opens Friday, Aug. 11, pays respect to the small decisions and conversations that help empower disenfranchised families to break free from crippling cycles of poverty and fear. more
Aug 8, 2017 3:26 PM Film
‘Detroit’ is a movie on fire
Indeed, authority figures don’t own Detroit. It’s a film that belongs solely to the people who are fed up with the status quo and continue to demand better. more
Aug 1, 2017 4:48 PM Film
‘Landline’ doesn’t glamorize the good old analog days
Gillian Robespierre, who previously collaborated with Slate on the excellent Obvious Child, further proves herself to be a deft chronicler of prickly characters in transition. more
Aug 1, 2017 4:39 PM Film
Legacy is infinitely cyclical in ‘A Ghost Story’
In the end, A Ghost Story, which opens Friday, July 28, is an oddly compelling study of masculinity searching for reinvention through anonymity. more
Jul 25, 2017 9:38 PM Film
The pen is mightier than the sword in ‘City of Ghosts’
Heineman’s new documentary City of Ghosts works in reverse fashion, exploring the experiences of Syrian activists who’ve been forced to flee their hometown of Raqqa after ISIS forces took control in 2014. more
Jul 25, 2017 9:27 PM Film
The resilient sitting ducks of ‘Dunkirk’
Much of Dunkirk is unforgettable, a relentless ode to minor human victories in the face of colossal national disaster. more
Jul 18, 2017 3:21 PM Film
‘Valerian and the City of Thousand Planets’ flat lines quickly
Valerian, which opens Friday, July 21, has antiquated views on gender equality and race. more
Jul 18, 2017 3:01 PM Film
Finding oneself at Jonathan Demme’s ‘Stop Making Sense’
Shot over the course of three performances by The Talking Heads during a December 1983 run at the Pantages Theater, Stop Making Sense brilliantly represents Demme’s endless love of musical performance and gleeful urgency. more
Jul 11, 2017 5:40 PM Film 1 Comments
‘War For the Planet of the Apes’ brings evolution full circle
Director Matt Reeves shows an appreciation for silence by implementing purposeful long takes dedicated to exploring the nuances of character. more
Jul 11, 2017 5:35 PM Film
Reassessing what patriotism means on screen
Some of those films are unforgivably jingoistic (Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor, Scott Waugh and Mike McCoy’s Act of Valor), while others employ fascist aesthetic techniques to lionize white male saviors (Roland Emmerich’s The Patriot). more
Jul 4, 2017 6:38 PM Film
Raging hormones and religious oppression in ‘The Little Hours’
As horny nuns who are bored silly by convent rules and routines, Alessandra (Alison Brie), Genevra (Kate Micucci) and Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza) sigh and pout their way through The Little Hours with the skill of eye-rolling millennials. more
Jul 4, 2017 12:15 PM Film
‘Baby Driver’ is caught between a rock song and a hard race
While it doesn’t reach the insane highs of Wright’s best work, Baby Driver, which opens Wednesday, June 28, beautifully highlights the magic of narrative free styling. more
Jun 27, 2017 5:55 PM Film
‘The Beguiled’ turns flirtations into acts of war
Calling this sweaty hothouse melodrama, which opens Friday, June 30, an allegory for the Civil War itself would be misleading. It’s more concerned with the overlap between gender and ideology, and how one can be used to hobble the other. more
Jun 27, 2017 5:40 PM Film
‘Okja’ depicts the symbiotic nature of friendship
Okja is at its best when centered firmly on Mija’s singular quest, but Bong seems determined to provide a larger critique of corporate greed and mindless consumption. more
Jun 20, 2017 4:31 PM Film
‘The Big Sick’ addresses real life anxieties of modern love
Despite the seemingly downer subject matter, The Big Sick is indeed very funny and moving, if slightly bloated. more
Jun 20, 2017 4:26 PM Film