Nobody's Perfect, but Some are Closer Than Others, Filmmaking-wise
In the early 2000s I was producing a radio show that had Richard Dreyfuss on as a guest. As...
Or, 10 Movies That Aren't Pirates of the Caribbean
If my calculations are correct, 2017 was a rather fantastic year for movies. Yes, yes—any time this writ...
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon Tell the Best Love Story of 2017
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL SHOWALTER/2017
Before you start this review, you know what would ...
Netflix's New Drama Sets a Greek Tragedy in the Deep South
DIRECTOR: DEE REES/2017
“When I think of the farm, I think of mud.”
And when I think of Ne...
1943 Version Says More About the Filmmakers Than the Disaster
DIRECTORS: WERNER KLINGER AND HERBERT SELPIN/GERMAN/1943
STREET DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2017/KINO LO...
Everything an Ambitious Demogorgon Needs to Know in the World of Stranger Things
Congrats! You’re a Demogorgon making the big move out of the Upside Down!
W...
Matt Dillon Stars in Quintessential Garry Marshall
DIRECTOR: GARRY MARSHALL/1984
STREET DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2017/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
It's 4th o...
Catching up With Everyone's Favorite Sardonic Funny Man
Murray belting it out on SNL.
Like most people I have “favorite” actors and actresses. You know, th...
Reese Witherspoon Charms in Her Return to Romantic Comedies
DIRECTOR: HALLIE MEYERS-SHYER/2017
Alice Kinney is starting over.
After separating from h...
There went a great one. 1926 - 2017
Jim Tudor
"I think Harry Dean should run for president of the United States!"
- David Lynch
"...son, you've got a c...
Taylor Blake has been hooked on film ever since she saw The Lion King in theaters at age two—initially on every stuffed Simba and Nala she could find, later on any great movie she could find. St. Louis Film Critics Association member. Follow her on Letterboxd.