Obituary: Michael Henry Wilson (1946-2014)
Michael Henry Wilson had an immutable love of movies, and his work testified to his relentless desire to occupy the middle zone between fantasy and history. Wilson favored American cinema, probably because it’s the one that most perfectly fulfilled the aspirations of his writing: to paint on a broad canvas yet with minute strokes.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a genuine comic book movie, turning the colorful art of Steve Ditko into a blasting three-dimensional spectacle, albeit one with considerable heart.
A Conversation With Brent Bonacorsco
"Today a lot of shorts run in the structure of a joke, a brief set up preceding a punch line. Or they are stepping-stones to make a feature, a teaser or a snippet of an action scene of a bigger story. But I wanted to make something completely satisfying, beginning, middle and end, all within...
Yearbook 2013: Theo Zenou
The ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ or ‘Metacritic’ effect means, beyond their initial critical reception, films are often denied the opportunity to reach their intended audiences. This year I cannot think of a film more critically maligned and shamelessly overlooked than M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth.
Midnight Movies: The Hunger
Theo Zenou reviews Tony Scott's vampire thriller, The Hunger, screening tomorrow at Lincoln Center, as part of their Midnight Movies series.
Only God Forgives
Theo Zenous reviews Nicolas Refn's violently polarizing latest feature, Only God Forgives.
Midnight Movies: Henry- Portrait of a Serial Killer
Theo Zenou reviews John McNaughton's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, part of The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Midnight Movies series.
Star Trek Into Darkness
Theo Zenou looks back at the essence of the sci-fi franchise in order to appraise its latest incarnation.
In Focus: Douglas Sirk & Rock Hudson
One of Hollywood's greatest director/star duos gets a retrospective at BAM this weekend. Theo Zenou revisits the subversive sentimentality of four Douglas Sirk classics starring Rock Hudson.
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