The Golden Globes loves Paul Thomas Anderson
Hollywood might be in trouble, but the director isn’t
Film
Wednesday
Tuesday
Is Martin Scorsese America’s greatest living director?
Apple’s new paean to the man certainly suggests as much
Franco Zeffirelli’s slice of paradise in Positano
Villa Treville retains the director’s sense of chutzpah and style
Friday
The Running Man runs out of steam
Glen Powell is great, but this movie feels distinctly dated
Wednesday
Woody Allen’s first novel takes on cancel culture
It’s unlikely to change your preconceived notion of the man
Drowning in the neon swamp of Tron: Ares
Your eyes and your brain cells will hate you for watching this
Has Los Angeles killed America’s imagination?
I suppose I should hate this city, the Typhoid Mary of cultural imperialism
Friday
The free market can’t stop AI actress Tilly Norwood
There’s no economic incentive not to use AI actors – but doing so is morally repulsive
Wednesday
Del Toro’s Frankenstein deserves the big screen
Still, it’s a relief that Netflix, for all its faults, is bankrolling work as individual and striking as this
Tuesday
Unpacking Tucker Carlson’s 9/11 documentary
The documentary claims the Saudis were behind 9/11 – and the CIA then protected them
One Battle After Another may be the worst movie ever made
It is a grand, multifaceted masterpiece of badness
Tuesday
Spinal Tap II is an amusing, honorable successor to the original film
Above all, Reiner proves his vim and vigor by the very quality of the film
The devil over Washington
I turned to film to re-enchant myself with the city in which I live
Thursday
Will Trump’s tariffs trash the film industry?
The shock and awe is done – the details are not
Tuesday
AI is revolutionizing the film industry
‘It won’t be long,’ says Yonatan Dor, ‘before screen actors are a thing of the past’
The Phoenician Scheme is Wes Anderson at his most transparent
Everything is a dolly shot of dolled-up people in a doll’s house
Tuesday
Inside Texas’s bold takeover of the American film industry
The Lone Star State is coming for the big, bright jewel of cultural capital
The enduring appeal of Jaws, 50 years on
It’s easy to forget that there was nothing inevitable about the film’s long-lasting success
Monday
Are we at Peak Movie Theater?
The numbers don’t lie: they’re as popular as ever
Thursday
American cinema at its best
The Brutalist represents a Christopher Nolan-esque swing for the big leagues
