What? Me, introverted? Yes, and it’s bloody exhausting. Continue reading
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“Hidden Gems: ‘Eyes Of Laura Mars’ Is A Stylish Thriller With Renewed Resonance”
We’re trying something new at The Playlist by writing about things that are old! (And also sort of kinky.) Continue reading
“Chefs Tell Us What They Make Themselves When They’re Hungover”
Andy is writing about food now, which makes so much sense that it’s shocking he hasn’t gotten into that market before now. Continue reading
“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, April 2020”
Me, you, and everyone we know, including Destry and the Cremator, take a trip to the Grand Budapest Hotel but get caught out by an army of shadows. Continue reading
“13 Genre Shows And Movies Filling The Blockbuster Void This Summer”
Spend your summer indoors watching things that are not produced by Marvel: Spooky things, violent things, horny things, bone-crunching things, and things that are combinations of each of these. Continue reading
“10 Horror Sequels That Are Better Than The Originals”
The Bride rejects Frankenstein while a bunch of evil dead take a few wrong turns on a Ouija board. It’s a hell-raising VHS nightmare. Continue reading
“Films by Women: Nine Movies to Watch from March and April (2020)”
The first honest-to-goodness “about the COVID-19 outbreak” article I’ve written. Sort of. Anyways, have some films by women. Continue reading
“7 Of The Most Controversial Movies You Can Stream Today”
One person’s controversy is another’s mundanity, I’ll grant you that, but there’s nothing mundane about burning down a theater. Continue reading
“Tayarisha Poe Wants You to Give Teenagers Some Space”
For the record, “Selah and the Spades” would be a totally awesome name for a rock ‘n roll band. Continue reading
“As Dads, We Need Parent Friends Just as Much as Moms”
Every time I go to my parents support group, I count myself lucky, doubly so now that the world is standing still. Continue reading
“Is Daniel Radcliffe Trying To Make Us Hate Him?”
Look, I can’t control what Jason Lei Howden does or says because he’s a raging asshole, don’t hate me for writing about his most recent movie. Continue reading
“No Need to Panic: Satanic Killers In Movies Just Aren’t That Bright”
When Will Forte is the bad guy in a horror movie, you know he’s going to play that bad guy to the stupidest hilt possible. And he’ll also be great. Continue reading
“Kelly Reichardt Is Doing What She Can To Get Through The Moment”
My second piece about “First Cow.” You could call it: “Second ‘First Cow’ Piece.” Continue reading
“‘Westworld’ Season 3 Finally Lets Us In On What It All Means”
If it’s HBO and I’m writing about it, it’s probably “Westworld.” Continue reading
“Kitty Green Discusses Complicity and Loneliness in ‘The Assistant'”
The director of one of the best movies of the year was kind enough to talk to me about making a “timely” movie that’s actually timeless. Continue reading
“‘First Cow’ Is A Necessary Portrait Of Platonic Male Affection”
The start of a new franchise. Better get a ticket now before “Second Cow” and “Third Cow” go into production. Continue reading
“Lilies that Fester: Autumn de Wilde and Anya Taylor-Joy Discuss ‘Emma.’ and How Easy It Is to Slip into Cruelty”
Handsome, clever, rich, and also so unpleasant in such fundamental ways that the person portraying her doesn’t even like her. Continue reading
“Hop Farms & How to Grow Hops in New England”
Hop, hop, hop, all day long / hop, hop, hop, while I sing this song Continue reading
“We’re Obsessed With Fighting Our Evil Doppelgängers”
Watch yourself watching yourself while you’re living with yourself in a hole in the ground and ah hell, I give up. Continue reading
“2020 Oscar Preview: Who Will Win and Who Should Win”
Oscar talk! Oscar talk here! Come get today’s fresh Oscar talk, sirs and ladies! Continue reading
