Review: Woman at War, 2019, dir. Benedikt Erlingsson

Don’t let the list of very long, nigh-unpronouncable Icelandic names overwhelm or intimidate you away from seeing this excellent Icelandic dark comedy. (“Dark comedy” in Iceland is kinda like easy viewing, though.) Continue reading →

“Films by Women: Five Movies to Watch from February (2019)”

One of my favorite movies of 2019 goes right alongside a new Netflix original comedy straight from down under in February’s Women In Film Spotlight. In March. Continue reading →

“The Hole In The Ground Continues Ireland’s Folkloric Horror Streak”

In which I elaborate on the magical deliciousness of Irish horror, which isn’t quite magical and certainly isn’t delicious but is mostly just, uh…horrifying. And great. All of this courtesy of A24’s “The Hole in the Ground.” Continue reading →

“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, February 2019”

I swear to the Criterion gods, one of these days we’ll get a Criterion round-up live in the month it’s intended for. Just not this month. Maybe not next month. But one of these days! Anyway, “To Sleep with Anger” is incredible. Continue reading →

“Gaspar Noe On Climax, Accidental Allegories, Catastrophe Movies And More”

Andy interviews an Argentine-born French filmmaker whose work he’s followed since 2002, and ends up looking kinda foolish but it all works out in the end. Continue reading →

Review: The Hole in the Ground, 2019, dir. Lee Cronin

Sometimes you pay (literally, you, not me) to see a movie, and you get exactly what the title promises. Take “The Hole in the Ground.” It’s about a hole. In the ground. Boom, value. Continue reading →

Review: The Claypool Lennon Delirium, “South of Reality”

Andy gets to write about a new thing by Les Claypool (and also Sean Lennon (but for Andy, mostly Claypool (no offense Sean))), and he is excited about it. Continue reading →

“A Modern Take On Popeye For His 90th Birthday”

“I’m one tough Gazookus / Which hates all Palookas / Wot ain’t on the up and square. / I biffs ’em and buffs ’em / And always out roughs ’em / But none of ’em gets nowhere.” Happy 90th, Popeye, you crusty ol’ salt.
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“André Holland Talks Netflix’s ‘High Flying Bird’ And The Racial Politics of Sports”

A chat with one of the best actors out there about process, trust, and one of the most pervasive social and political issues of our day, that of America’s original sin. Continue reading →

“2019 Oscars Preview: Who Will Win And Who Should Win”

Oh hey, another opportunity for Andy to go to bat for “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” one of 2018’s best films and without a doubt its best documentary. Continue reading →

“The Year’s Best Movies About Men Were Directed By Women—And Snubbed By The 2019 Oscars”

Men are in the spotlight at this year’s Oscars, but not women, even though women directed the best movies of 2018 that happen to be specifically about men. Natch. Continue reading →

Review: Happy Death Day 2U, 2019, dir. Christopher Landon

Alternative tagline for this movie’s poster: “U Look Like A Monkey / And U Die Like 1 2.” You can have that for free. Wait, no: Royalties. Continue reading →

Review: Shook Twins, “Some Good Lives”

A lovely album loaded with lovely music, but of course Andy being Andy, Andy had some struggles with it. (Andy.) Continue reading →

“Here’s The True Story of Paige, The WWE Star In ‘Fighting With My Family'”

Paige, WWE Diva champion, made some history about eight years back in her main roster debut on WWE RAW. Now, Stephen Merchant has a film out about her. How does her story transition from ring to screen? Short version: Pretty well! Continue reading →

Review: Rustin Man, “Drift Code”

It’s free association time, in which Andy compares Paul Webb to Tom Waits AND David Bowie and uses a bunch of flower space age language to attempt, and maybe fail, to describe the new Rustin Man album’s sound. Continue reading →

“The Surprising Moments of ‘Happy Death Day 2U'”

How do you make a sequel to a slasher-fied “Groundhog Day”? Watch “Happy Death Day 2U” to find out. How do you make a sequel to THAT? Well, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Continue reading →

“A Japanese Cousin To The Giallo Movie: Nicolas Pesce On Piercing”

Not “gelato.” “Giallo.” You know, that most famous of Italian sub-genres where a killer goes around killing people? Nicolas Pesce’s new movie, “Piercing,” is all about the giallo. And apparently a bunch of other genres, too. Continue reading →

Review: Under the Eiffel Tower, 2019, dir. Archie Borders

Matt Walsh as a leading man in a rom-com? It’s an idea so crazy it might just work, except that the movie in question only barely gets there with plot and story. Continue reading →