April 2022

Oscar Best Picture

(2017) The Shape of Water: This cold war Beauty & the Beast is deeply weird and strangely moving

Guillermo del Toro's masterful "The Shape of Water" is a strange fever dream of a movie. And it became the first science fiction film to win the best picture Oscar.

April 7, 2022

Music Video Jukebox

Freedom 90: Revisiting George Michael’s groundbreaking Music Video

Let's revisit the Freedom '90 Music Video. George Michael and a bevy of supermodels sent a pointed message to "the boys on MTV."

April 7, 2022

Batman

Batman (1989): Tim Burton’s version of the Dark Knight has not aged well

The 1989 version of Batman starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson is still a visual masterpiece. But the story and paper thin characters make for a plodding, dull narrative.

April 5, 2022
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Stage to Screen

Evita: Madonna shines in the 1996 film of the controversial rock opera

The controversial rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice had a 20 year journey to the silver screen. The end result was a less stylized version directed by Alan Parker and starring Madonna at the height of her powers.

April 4, 2022

Iron Man 2 (2010): The first MCU sequel doesn’t soar like the original

The sequel to Iron Man doesn’t soar like the original but is still an entertaining ride.

April 1, 2022