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Thursday, Jul. 13, 2023
Review: Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman Make Feature Directorial Debut In "Theater Camp"
Among the low-hanging fruits of satire, sleepaway theater camps would dangle about as low as social-media influencers and Def Leppard cover bands. But “Theater Camp,” a new comedy by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman, energetically wades into the kind of mockumentary territory Christopher Guest would...
Tuesday, Jul. 11, 2023
Review: Director Christopher McQuarrie's "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One"
Wondering if you should choose to accept the latest "Mission: Impossible" entry? Maybe you're sick of all the bombast at the movie theater lately? Well, put it another way: Do you really want to disappoint Tom Cruise? On the first day cameras were rolling for "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning,...
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2023
Review: Adele Lim Makes Directorial Debut With "Joy Ride"
If you're like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence. It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you'll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no...
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2023
Review: Director Kirk DeMicco's "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken"
We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren't terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They're kind and helpful. It's the mermaids who are the real demons. That's the upside-down premise to DreamWorks Animation's sweet "Ruby Gillman, Teenage...
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2023
Review: Director Julie Cohen's "Every Body"
Plumes of pink smoke. Explosions of blue. Expectant parents laughing, screaming, fainting, shooting arrows or even guns. The new documentary "Every Body" opens with footage of the often absurd practice of elaborate "gender reveals." But by the end of this illuminating film, we're forced to confront...
Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023
Review: Director James Mangold's "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"
Goodbyes don't tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn't a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors. Technology, nostalgia and the often-inflated value of brands and IP have created a nightmarish cycle of resurrection and regurgitation, curdling what we love most...
Thursday, Jun. 22, 2023
Review: Director Gene Stupnitsky's "No Hard Feelings"
In a saner world, we would have already had a dozen Jennifer Lawrence comedies. When aliens arrive they will surely go directly to IMDB to survey her filmography and wonder why one of Hollywood's funniest and most naturally charismatic stars spent the first decade of her career in dystopias, action...
Thursday, Jun. 22, 2023
Review: Netflix Pushes Animated Fantasy Adventure "Nimona" Across The Finish Line
A powerful, shapeshifting teenage girl and a disgraced knight-in-training suspected of killing a beloved queen are at the heart of " Nimona," a vibrant and irreverent animated adventure set in a futuristic fantasy kingdom. It is a familiar story — a society governed by ancient rules and a crippling...
Friday, Jun. 16, 2023
Cinematographers & Cameras: Shooting "Beef," "The Handmaid’s Tale," "Andor" and "1923"
One DP picked up his first Emmy nomination in-between lensing this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner and then a recently debuted streaming series that has garnered widespread acclaim. Another cinematographer successfully took on season five of a lauded series which she’s been a fan of from the...
Friday, Jun. 16, 2023
SHOOT Production Survey: Creativity & Technology Nurtured By Empathy & Diversity
“The times They Are a Changin,” famously wrote Bob Dylan. A contemporary update on those lyrics would additionally reflect that our times are also a-challenging--with labor unrest as exemplified in the writers’ strike, concerns if not outright fear over AI, the quest to attain diversity, equality...