Monday, June 30, 2025

Op-eds

Op-Ed: James Wan and Leigh Whannell are returning to Saw – what does this mean for the franchise’s future?

It’s the rare long-running horror franchise that has never hit the new-coat-of-paint reboot button. The received wisdom is that, at some point, most every horror property older than two decades will need...

Op-Ed: Admiring Meryl: A Journey into the ‘Genius Gap’

Meryl Streep turns 76 today, June 22nd, an occasion that perhaps inevitably, prompts the annual, almost liturgical, coronation of our 'Greatest Living Actress.' At this point, the title feels less like an...

Op-Ed: The Emotional Impact of ‘Inside Out’ 10 Years Later

Pixar has an illustrious resume, one that is perhaps hampered over the last decade or so, but there's no denying the prowess of their best work. The Toy Story films are remarkable...

Op-Ed: The Women of Celine Song: Between Materialists and Past Lives

*** This piece contains spoilers for Materialists and Past Lives *** After watching Materialists, it’s clear that the world has finally regained what was lost with Nora Ephron’s death. There’s a woman slightly...

Op-Ed: ‘Psycho:’ A Look Back At a 1st Viewing On Its 65th Birthday

I was in high school when some friends suggested we go see a late night showing of Psycho at our local art house theater. At that point in my life, I had...

Eight Can’t-Miss Titles From The 2025 Tribeca Festival Lineup

Six months have passed since this year’s iteration of Sundance kicked off the 2025 festival calendar, and though Cannes is only a few weeks behind cinephiles (and souls aplenty have still yet...

Clint Eastwood at 95: An American Century in Film

Clint Eastwood turns 95 this week. An almost unfathomable milestone for a career that feels as elemental as the Hollywood sign itself, and as raw and unforgiving as a high-noon standoff. To...

Jafar Panahi: The Director Who Refuses To Be Silenced

With the Palme d’Or win for his latest movie, It Was Just An Accident, Iranian director Jafar Panahi joins an elite class of directors who’ve won the big three festival prizes at...

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