Paris, 1981: Björn Borg has five French Open grand slams under his belt and is looking for number six. Ivan Lendl is looking for his first. So is John McEnroe, on clay at least. Hana Mandlíková is looking to be … Continue reading THE FRENCH
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two new movies in theaters, The Eight Mountains and You Hurt My Feelings, and we talk about some of our favorite titles from the … Continue reading
The man sits alone in his room. His name is Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) and he is a gardener, but he might as well be Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) or gambler William Tell (Oscar Isaac) or any one of … Continue reading MASTER GARDENER
Beth and Don have an enviable marriage. She’s a creative writing teacher for The New School in New York City, with a decent-selling memoir under her belt. He’s a psychiatrist with an office that just screams high fees. He seems … Continue reading YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
Eddie Muller is known as “the czar of noir,” and for good reason. He’s penned booked on the movies—Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir and Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir, among others—started the Film Noir Foundation … Continue reading EDDIE MULLER’S NOIR BAR
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the latest from Paul Schrader, Master Gardener (out now in limited release), and the documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (out in limited … Continue reading
Even before Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he had a hard time sitting still. It was part of his go-getter attitude that made him a superstar while he was still in his 20s—to say nothing of how effectively … Continue reading STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
A mother is on trial for murdering her child. We know how, but not why. Nor does the mother. She does not deny the act but denies that she is the guilty party. The trial, she hopes, will explain things. … Continue reading SAINT OMER
What’s your level of interest here? It’s been 15 years and 30-plus features—not to mention TV and streaming series—since Iron Man kicked open the doors to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), arguably the most significant, if not financially successful, franchise … Continue reading THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
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