Film history and analysis
He Got Civilized: ‘Rocky III’ (1982)
He Got Civilized: ‘Rocky III’ (1982)
Although the members of Queen couldn’t save a movie about their own band — that one with Rami Malek lip-synching Freddie Mercury — at…
Django Chained: ‘Sweet and Lowdown’ (1999)
Django Chained: ‘Sweet and Lowdown’ (1999)
You didn’t yet have to explain yourself, in 1999, for liking Woody Allen, but you were already having to explain yourself for liking his…
He Needs Help: ‘127 Hours’ (2010)
He Needs Help: ‘127 Hours’ (2010)
Some of the most extraordinary stories are also the hardest to tell. You’d think it might be different: with a story strong enough, you…
On Location: ‘Nashville’ (1975)
On Location: ‘Nashville’ (1975)
Although journalism used to be used pejoratively to dismiss works of fiction that supplemented the imaginary with the repertorial — as if…
Why So Serious?: ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)
Why So Serious?: ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)
An asterisk looms over Batman as large and lunar as the Bat-Signal itself: the only major superhero without superpowers; the only one with…