In Triple Frontier, five former Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America.
For our latest Staff Inquiry, we are discussing something a bit different: not our favorite films, but our favorite moments from 2018 films.
We spoke with Alex Pettyfer, director and star of Back Roads, about what it was like directing for the first time, how much this project meant to him, and his take on the story.
The charisma of Macaulay Culkin matched with the intelligent script by John Hughes makes Home Alone the definitive holiday story that it is, appealing to all ages.
With an electrifying trailer and the whole cast set to return, the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina seems poised for one epic sophomore season.
For films such as Widows to succeed with their social messages, they need to present a novel story with a genuine message implanted into the infrastructure of the narrative.
A well-acted, mostly captivating, and wholly unpredictable noir, Back Roads is an impressive directorial debut for Pettyfer, who pulls double-duty in his strongest screen performance yet.
Anna and the Apocalypse is a roller-coaster of inspired madness, great music, and surprising emotional weight.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation isn’t the finest Xmas movie you’ll ever see, but it’s disarmingly heartfelt at times.
Over the years, as smartphones have become an ever-prominent part of our lives, we have seen cinema use the device increasingly, often in unique and interesting ways.
Swiped is a satire that misses the mark, and comes across as a rather dated look at relationships and the differences between men and women.
If Beale Street Could Talk is an ode to young love, a tragedy about injustice, a poetic depiction of the loss of innocence, and so much more.
Adam McKay’s Vice is at its best when it mixes information with entertainment and leaves out all of the preaching.
In The Best of Enemies, civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against the Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan over the issue of school integration.
Paris, Texas readily evokes a bit of the ruggedness of the Old West, reflecting the degradation of this vast country as much as the austere beauty.