1991: A Summer at the Movies, the Best Job I Ever Had, and What Came After
Some reflections on working at a movie theater 30 years ago, things left behind, things lost, and hours spent watching films like 'V.I. Warshawski'
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In Review: 'The Velvet Underground,' 'Bergman Island,' 'The Last Duel'
A robust movie week offers Todd Haynes' documentary about the influential rock band, Mia Hansen-Løve's meta-movie about married filmmakers in PersonaLand and a lively return to form for Ridley Scott.
Minding the Gaps: 'The End of Summer' (1961): “Until the moss grows”
A column dedicated to watching a previously unseen movie chosen at random kicks off with late work by a Japanese master
Open Question: Is your first James Bond destined to be your favorite James Bond?
Are we fated to love the Bond we love or can we choose?
In Review: 'No Time to Die' and 'Lamb'
The James Bond series brings the Daniel Craig era to a close. Meanwhile, in Iceland, a grieving couple forms an unconventional family.
Beware of Unfounded Optimism: Shin Godzilla and Other Instructive Apocalypses
Sometimes the bleakest of kaiju movies and visions of relentless zombie hordes are the best way sense of the world.