‘Wonder Wheel’ Spins Between Affecting Character Drama and Bizarre Victim Blaming
Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel takes something of an unforgivable twist, at least in the current zeitgeist.
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The 100 Essential Directors Part 1: Chantal Akerman – Bernardo Bertolucci
Neurotic New Yorkers, Queer Mavericks, Swedish close-ups and the art of putting a microphone on every person on set are but a few of the themes explored in PopMatters' first group of ten essential directors, Chantal Akerman through Bernardo Bertolucci. Please note that any perceived omissions were likely on purpose...
On Woody Allen’s Work Ethic: ‘Start to Finish’
A comprehensive discussion of sight, sound, inner vision, and personal complications in the production of the 2015 Woody Allen film, Irrational Man.
2017 Fall Film Preview: At Last, the Film Industry Awakens From Its Slumber
From Gary Oldman in The Darkest Hour to James Franco's meta-experiment Blade Runner: 2049 and Daniel Day-Lewis's final role, here are the movies you'll want to watch ... and a couple you might not.
‘While We’re Young’ Satirically Skews Gen Xers and Millennial Hipsters
While We’re Young is less about "acting your age" and more about embracing your authentic self.
Watch the New Trailer for Woody Allen’s Latest, ‘Irrational Man’
The latest picture by Woody Allen unsurprisingly depicts a neurotic, upper-middle class man that seeks help from the women in his life.
‘Top Five’ Is the First Film to Fully Showcase Chris Rock’s Genius
Top Five is one of the most original and satisfying comedies in years.
In ‘Magic in the Moonlight’, Ideas Trump Characters
The fundamentalist atheism and myopic intellectualism of Woody Allen's latest depiction of an older man/younger woman dynamic makes it a pale imitation of his best work.