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
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“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
“‘The Assistant’ Wields Loneliness To Devastating Effect”
It’s bad enough working a job where you barely have time to eat, and worse when the person you’re starving yourself for is a bastard. Continue reading
“In Pop Culture, ‘The Babadook’ Is An Invasive Species”
You really, genuinely, legitimately cannot get rid of the Babadook, not as long as SNL and “The Magicians” keep making jokes about it. Continue reading
“All Good Things Must End, Even ‘The Good Place'”
One of the last decade’s defining TV series comes to a close, and I couldn’t be more overjoyed. Continue reading
“How Vitamin Sea Brewing Became the Best Brewery of 2019”
When the best brewery of 2019 is a faster-than-quick drive from where you live, you of course go to interview the owner. Assuming that’s your job. Continue reading
“‘Camaraderie & Community’ At The Core of Nashville’s Gender Revolution”
And now, a moment to acknowledge the uglier side of making music in Nashville when you’re a woman: Sexism. Good thing no one’s having it anymore. Continue reading
“Marcus King Talks About the Therapy of Music and His New Album ‘El Dorado'”
More goodness from Nashville, delivered right into your face! Continue reading
“These Rising Nashville Stars Stick Together The Same Way We Do—With A Group Message”
The stars, they’re just like us! They make friends! They text each other hot goss! They…text each other when they’re knitting sweaters in hotel rooms! Continue reading
“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, December 2019”
Temple Drake’s gonna tell her story with tunes of glory until the end of the world. Continue reading
“Florence Pugh’s Year of Performing Perfectly”
Three movies, three Florence Pugh roles, three stellar Pugh-formances, one piece to recap all of them for you and also find the ways that they intersect. Continue reading
“10 Trends in the Beer Industry to Watch in 2020”
Trends! Get your beer trends here! Fresh trends, alive, alive-oh! Continue reading
Andy’s Best Things, 2019 Edition
The best movies, the best albums, the best horror, and the best catty side-swipes at whatever’s annoying me at the time of this writing. Happy New Year! Continue reading
