#853: Best Performances of 2021 / Licorice Pizza / Nightmare Alley
Twenty great ’21 movie performances and the latest from Paul Thomas Anderson and Guillermo del Toro.
Read More#852: The Power of the Dog / Campion Oeuvre-view Awards
The triumphant return of Jane Campion.
Read More#851: West Side Story / Red Rocket
Spielberg aces his musical directing debut and the latest from Sean Baker (“The Florida Project”).
Read More#850: House of Gucci / tick, tick... BOOM! / Spencer / Golden Brick Shortlist
A holiday review roundup and our favorite overlooked films of the year.
Read More#849: Passing / Eternals / Bright Star (Campion #7)
Rebecca Hall’s directing debut is showcase for stars Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson—and for a gifted new filmmaker.
Read More#848: Last Night in Soho / In the Cut (Campion #6)
Edgar Wright’s time-hopping nod to giallo films; Jane Campion’s misunderstood erotic thriller.
Read More#847: The French Dispatch / Rushmore (Sacred Cow Revisited)
Wes Anderson’s latest may require a second look.
Read More#846: Dune / Holy Smoke (Campion #5)
Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited adaptation is massive and richly imagined; Kate Winslet stuns in Jane Campion’s oddball 1999 outback drama.
Read More#845: No Time To Die / Lamb / The Portrait of a Lady (Campion #4)
Craig’s long-delayed farewell to Bond; Campion’s follow-up to the “The Piano.”
Read More#844: The Piano (Campion #3) / Chicago Int’l Film Festival Preview
Jane Campion’s bold and brilliant Oscar-winning third feature.
Read More#843: Titane / An Angel At My Table (Campion #2)
Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or-winner is an ultra-violent provocation.
Read More#842: Casino Royale at 15 / Sweetie (Campion #1)
Daniel Craig’s thrilling debut as a ‘blunt instrument’ Bond.
Read More#841: Top 5 Films of 1971 / The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Happy 50th to Wonka, Shaft, Harold and Maude, and Alex and his droogs.
Read More#840: The Card Counter / Wong Kar Wai Marathon Awards
Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish in the latest from Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”).
Read More#839: Fall Movie Preview / Shang-Chi / Candyman (2021)
10 questions about the fall movie season.
Read More#838: In The Mood For Love at 20 / Nine Days / Top 5 Movie Romantic Gestures (Revisited)
Loneliness, desire and playacting in Wong Kar Wai’s 2000 masterpiece.
Read More#837: Annette / Respect / Happy Together (Wong Kar Wai #5)
“Like it or not, it’s a real movie.” Guest critic Michael Phillips joins Josh for a review of the latest from director Leos Carax.
Read More#836: The Green Knight / The Suicide Squad / Fallen Angels (Wong Kar Wai #4)
David Lowery brings his cinematic obsessions to an ancient Arthurian legend.
Read More#835: Pig / Old / Chungking Express (Wong Kar Wai #3)
“Truffle pig revenge tale” is the kind of late period Nic Cage picture you’ve come to expect, except for one thing: it’s really good.
Read More#834: Top 5 Beach Scenes / Days of Being Wild (Wong Kar Wai #2)
War, romance, betrayal, escape, the realization that humans destroyed themselves in a nuclear holocaust. It all happens at the beach.
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