‘The Midnight Sky’ Finds Regret and Hope at the End of the World

Regret, like muscle pain and memory loss, is an affliction most often worn by the older generations. Young people have no time for looking back as they’re too busy eyeing the future, but as the end of the world approaches it’s regret that powers one man’s hopeful...

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The 20 Best Movie Soundtracks Released in 2020

This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we’re listening to the best movie score soundtracks of 2020. I don’t...

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More Mashups Should Send Cary Grant to Space

Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a mashup that merges Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest with the Star Wars universe. Few have been so bold as to ask the question “what...

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A Color Theory Reading of Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’

In our Color Code column, Luke Hicks chooses a handful of shots from a favorite film in order to draw out the meaning behind certain colors and how they play into both the scene and the film as a whole. For his fifth entry, he digs into Todd Haynes’ Carol. Todd...

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The 20 Best Comedies of 2020

This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we have a laugh (and often a cry) with the best comedy movies of...

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‘Christmas in July’ and Preston Sturges’ Overlooked Dream Project

Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights the great aspects of Christmas in July.  Preston Sturges wrote and...

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‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Goes Out with a Bang

Welcome to Previously On, a column that fills you in on our favorite returning TV shows. This week, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the final batch of episodes of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The fourth and final chapter of Chilling Adventures...

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The ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Franchise Brings Blood to the Yuletide Season

Welcome to Carnage Classified, a monthly column where we break down the historical and social influence of all things horror, then rank the films of each month’s category accordingly. Franchises, movements, filmmakers, sub-genres, etc … It’s all here! This entry...

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Filmmaker of the Year (2020): Steve McQueen

This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we explain why Steve McQueen is our pick for 2020 Filmmaker of the...

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The 20 Most Interesting New Filmmakers We Met in 2020

This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we celebrate the most interesting new filmmakers we met in 2020. The...

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