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For Film Comment: Romantic/sexual chemistry in Love Crazy and The More the Merrier
This was really fun, paying tribute to the insanely hot chemistry between Myrna Loy and William Powell (in everything, but for this essay I wrote about Love Crazy) and – my favorite – Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in one … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged comedy, George Stevens, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Myrna Loy, reviews, screwball comedy, William Powell
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Review: Yesterday (2019)
I reviewed Yesterday for Rogerebert.com.
Review: The Quiet One (2019)
Rolling Stones’ bass guitarist Bill Wyman opened up his enormous archive of footage/memorabilia to writer-director Oliver Murray. The Quiet One is the result. My review is up on Ebert.
Review: Being Frank (2019
I reviewed Being Frank for Rogerebert.com. More Samantha Mathis, please.
For Film Comment: On Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story
For my fourth “Present Tense” column at Film Comment (archive here, thus far), I wrote about the WONDER that is Martin Scorsese’s new documentary (or should I say “documentary”?) about Bob Dylan’s 1975 “Rolling Thunder Revue” tour.
Posted in Movies, Music
Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, concert films, documentary, Martin Scorsese, Present Tense, reviews
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Review: Late Night (2019)
I loved Late Night. I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: Mouthpiece (2019)
I really loved this movie, people. I loved it for so many reasons. My review is of Mouthpiece is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: The Perfection (2019)
I reviewed a new horror film called The Perfection for Rogerebert.com.
Review: Trial by Fire (2019)
10 years ago, Daniel Grann wrote a fascinating (and infuriating) article/investigation for The New Yorker about the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham in Texas, convicted of murder by arson. It’s pretty clear Texas executed an innocent man. Now comes Ed … Continue reading
Present Tense: On Ripley and Corporal Hicks in Aliens
One of the fun things about having a column (my new column Present Tense at Film Comment) is writing down a list of all of the random things I’ve always wanted to write, but never got around to here, for … Continue reading