‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Wildly Rocks Multiple Worlds
In a world where everybody knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, universes are bound to go crazy, and that makes Spider-Man: No Way Home fantastic entertainment.
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The Sexual Politics in Sexy Rudolph Valentino’s Silent Film, ‘The Sheik’
Eyebrows tilting and nostrils flaring and emanating pheromones of intoxicating effluvia, Foreigners like Valentino’s Sheik had un-American sex all over Hollywood.
Marvel’s ‘Eternals’: Haven’t We Seen This Story Before?
The cast of Eternals may be the broodiest Marvel characters to date, but that’s about the only “new” thing about this film.
Venice 2021: Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Stirs up the Grit
Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ (Venice International Film Festival 2021) looks the part and will not disappoint fans, but it groans under the weight of its world-building.
Cinema Is Not “Content” Says ‘Monuments’ Director Jack C. Newell
People don’t call cinema ‘cinema’ anymore, says Director Jack C. Newell in this interview with PopMatters, and that’s thanks to the demands of capitalism.
Jan de Bont’s ‘Twister’ Wreaks Havoc for 25 Years
In the 25 years since Jan de Bont released Twister, it has not stopped tearing through my life. This is my devastating love story.
On Apes, Racism, and Other Shoddy Scams in 1930 African Adventure Film, ‘Ingagi’
Restored ‘Ingagi’ (1930) is an important influential film fit for neither man nor beast.
Marcell Jankovics’ Animated ‘Son of the White Mare’ Goes Behind the Beyond
Beautifully restored Hungarian animation film, Son of the White Mare, is enchanting.
Exploring the Sci-fi Worlds of Ishirō Honda in Three Films
The devastating power of the atomic bomb casts a long shadow over Ishiro Honda’s The H-Man, Battle in Outer Space, and Mothra.
Robert Altman’s Quirky ‘Popeye’ Boasts a Can Full of Geniuses
Robert Altman's busy, mobile style perfectly captures and mirrors E.C. Segar's rowdy, rambunctious Popeye comic.
‘Captain America: Civil War’ Mirrors Another Kind of American Civil War
In the Russo Brothers' Captain America: Civil War, friend turns on friend, and no easy resolution is reached. It's rather like the toxic online fan culture that followed the film's release.