There was no show last year; it was called on account of pandemic. Just as well: Wildfires all along the West draped a burnt orange curtain inside Telluride’s box canyon and cut visibility from miles to feet. Movies are about … Continue reading The Show Must Go On: Dispatches From the 48th Telluride Film Festival
Watch enough movies and trends start to develop. One of the major ones: Love is hard; fidelity is harder. And as time wears on, it becomes even harder. At least for Tom (John Turturro), a middle-aged father of two daughters … Continue reading LANDLINE
Twenty-one years ago, Toy Story started a revolution. Not as a breakthrough in computer animation—though it was that as well—as a breakthrough in imagination. What went on when our backs were turned? Once we left the room and shut off the lights, … Continue reading THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
A dream is a wish your heart makes. —Cinderella, 1950 The Walt Disney Corporation is a company built upon a foundation of wishes and dreams. Be it a wish to find Prince Charming, for adventure, for a genie’s freedom, a … Continue reading ZOOTOPIA
Obvious Child is being billed as the abortion rom-com of the year. It is a romantic comedy centering on an abortion, but that tag is far too reductive. Obvious Child plays like a rom-com in reverse, with the final scene functioning as one … Continue reading OBVIOUS CHILD
Michael J. Cinema 