David Fincher has never been one for sentiment. From Se7en to Zodiac to Netflix series Mindhunter, his work is interested in unpacking the darkest parts of our humanity with the cold precision of an ice pick. His latest The Killer,…
It’s been 100 years since Walt Disney and his brother Roy launched the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, a small animation house that would grow to become the Walt Disney Company. A century later, Disney has ballooned into a corporate colossus,…
A dying sun — that’s the very first image to appear on screen during The Marvels. It hardly needs saying that this is not exactly a happy omen about the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whose once-sterling pop…
If one can name a definitive literary classic of the late 20th century, The Color Purple is surely in contention. The 1982 Alice Walker novel became a celebrated Steven Spielberg film in 1985, introducing the world to Whoopi Goldberg and…
Sometimes you’re craving something sweet — and if that’s all you’re looking for, Wonka offers it, wrapped up with a bow. The film, in theaters Dec. 15, is an origin story for Willy Wonka and his factory, but more pertinently,…
Live from New York… it’s the story of the very first Saturday Night Live. Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) is directing SNL 1975, a film that chronicles the tense behind-the-scenes drama leading up to the first-ever SNL broadcast…
At first glance, successfully remaking Mean Girls seemed about as likely to happen as “fetch.” But thankfully, the new iteration — complete with a fresh screenplay from Tina Fey (based on her Broadway book…based on her 2004 movie script) —…
What pairs better with a warm, cozy evening at home than a classic movie? Of course, “classic” can mean different things to different people. For me, my go-to comfort film is … “Twister.” Yes, the 1996 disaster film in which a rag-tag group…
In our long-running series “How I’m Making It,” we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success. In what was then the USSR, a five-year-old Svitlana Bevza drew a picture…
Since you’re reading this, congratulations. Perhaps you’ve already signed up for a long-distance race. Or, after picturing yourself at the finish line of a 10K, 10 miler, half marathon or even a marathon, it’s your new resolution. You may be…
