Spike Lee’s Return to Vitality, Yuletide Scares, Michael Fassbender’s MACBETH, & HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT
The best new movies and repertory screenings for you to check out in NYC over the weekend.
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With His Essential New Anger-Comedy CHI-RAQ, Spike Lee Recaptures Greatness
The filmmaking legend ventures to the bullet-ridden streets of Chicago for his strongest work in nearly a decade.
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HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda is Officially Part of the New STAR WARS Universe
Broadway's reigning king gets down with the Force.
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Ryan Coogler's Knockout-Caliber CREED, Police Brutality Exposed, David Lynch's DUNE, and More
The best new movies and repertory screenings for you to check out in NYC over the weekend.
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Reel Drinks: Our Special CREED Punch is a First-Round Knockout
What's better than a good movie? A strong and delicious drink. Our "Reel Drinks" column suggests original cocktails—courtesy of Tribeca's booze-head, Andrew Rozal—inspired by specific movies.
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Don’t Bother Voting on the Oscars If You Haven’t Seen… STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON's Breakout Trio
For the remainder of 2015, we’ll be nudging Academy voters toward deserving films, performers, and craftsmen who risk getting lost in the Oscar shuffle. This week: three eye-opening performances in the best hip-hop biopic ever made.
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A Loving and Necessary Ode to Bushwick's Essence is Your New Kickstarter Must
Finishing movies independently, let alone distributing them, isn't easy, and it's certainly never cheap. We'll be regularly highlighting special DIY films whose crowdfunding campaigns need your help.
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Fight the Power: CREED Offers an Alternative to Awards Season's All-White Actress Landscape
The best ROCKY sequel yet is surprisingly and refreshingly progressive. But why can't gatekeeping entities like The Hollywood Reporter see that?
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Above the Law: On NEW JERSEY DRIVE's Ahead-of-Its-Time Depictions of Police Brutality
Two decades ago, Spike Lee produced an unflinching look at the one-sided warfare between shady police officers and unarmed black teens. In 2015, it's more relevant than ever.
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Believe the Hype—Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are Tremendous in Todd Haynes' CAROL
The MILDRED PIERCE director's elegant and romantic drama is every bit as unshakable as its post-Cannes reviews have suggested.
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Todd Haynes' Essential Love Story CAROL, a Tom Hardy Two-For-One, and Hollywood's Greatest Turkeys
The best new movies and repertory screenings for you to check out in NYC over the weekend.
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Reel Drinks: Our SPECTRE Cocktail is Sure to Shake Up Your Week
What's better than a good movie? A strong and delicious drink. Our "Reel Drinks" column suggests original cocktails—courtesy of Tribeca's mixologist, Andrew Rozal—inspired by specific movies.
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Attention, B-Movie Lovers: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 is Ready for a Comeback
Finishing movies independently, let alone distributing them, isn't easy, and it's certainly never cheap. We'll be regularly highlighting special DIY films whose crowdfunding campaigns need your help.
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Revisiting Spike Lee’s BAMBOOZLED and Its Endlessly Relevant Themes
Having been regularly slighted by the Academy Awards, Spike Lee will receive a well-deserved honorary statue during tomorrow night's Governor's Awards. In a perfect world, he'd use the platform to promote BAMBOOZLED, his most sadly overlooked film. Here's the case for why it's a timelessly vital piece of filmmaking.
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An Ava DuVernay-Curated Double Feature, Nitehawk's Shorts Festival, Some Demented ENTERTAINMENT & More
The best new movies and repertory screenings for you to check out in NYC over the weekend.
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Bugging Out: This Kickstarter Doc Explains Why Crickets Should Be Your New Favorite Snack
Finishing movies independently, let alone distributing them, isn't easy, and it's certainly never cheap. We'll be regularly highlighting special DIY films whose crowdfunding campaigns need your help.
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Hip-Hop Legends, LGBT Athletes, and Hillary Clinton: A DOC NYC 2015 Preview
More than 100 documentaries are set to take over Lower Manhattan for eight days straight. Get ready for the real-life-based madness with this easily digestible guide to the fest's highlights.
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Don't Bother Voting on the Oscars If You Haven't Seen... The Safdie Brothers' HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT
For the remainder of 2015, we’ll be nudging Academy voters toward deserving films, performers, and craftsmen who risk getting lost in the Oscar shuffle. This week: a harrowing and mesmerizing descent into NYC's heroin-fueled underbelly.
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American Dreamer: How BROOKLYN Offers a Fresh, Much-Needed Perspective on Immigration
Although it's set in the 1950s, BROOKLYN speaks directly to today's emigration issues. In the following Q&A, director John Crowley explains why.
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James Bond Lightens Up, Mark Ruffalo & Michael Keaton Expose the Truth, Bryan Cranston Goes Hollywood & More
The best new movies and repertory screenings for you to check out in NYC over the weekend.
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Like James Bond's Special Ordered Martinis, SPECTRE Will Leave You Shaken, But Not Stirred
There's plenty of big-spectacle fun to be had in the latest 007 adventure, but it's a significant downgrade after 2012's knockout SKYFALL.
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