Review: Last Flag Flying
Richard Linklater’s movies tend to work best when they feel like hanging out. There’s a breeziness to the language as people walk, talk, ...
Reviews
Review: Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird reminded me of my own experiences growing up. When a coming-of-age movie works, I’m bound to say that, and ...
Reviews
NYFF Review: Zama
Zama is a novelistic film, but not because it’s an adaptation of a 1956 Argentinian novel by Antonio di Benedetto. Watching Zama creates a ...
Features
Who should be the new director of Star Wars Episode IX: Here are Flixist’s picks
Lucasfilm unexpectedly parted ways with director Colin Trevorrow yesterday, leaving Star Wars Episode IX without a director for the time being. This is ...
Joe Wright & Casey Affleck to adapt beautifully depressing John Williams novel Stoner
John Williams’ Stoner is one of my favorite books. First published in 1965, it had faded into obscurity for decades–a trajectory similar to ...
Trailer: Joachim Trier’s Thelma adds a Carrie-like edge to a college sexual awakening
I’m not a fan of the term “post-horror”, which was coined by Guardian writer Steve Rose. The prefix is too loaded, suggesting that ...
Hollywood execs greenlight awful movies and then blame Rotten Tomatoes for poor summer box office
No one went to the movies last weekend. Sure, it was Labor Day weekend, but it was the capper on the worst cumulative ...
Rumor: Colin Trevorrow was fired from Star Wars Episode IX for being “difficult”
Lucasfilm’s sudden parting with director Colin Trevorrow earlier this week was a shock. While the official statement from Lucasfilm suggested a mutual decision to ...
Just in time for Christmas: Die Hard as a children’s picture book
Summer is over, which means you can now fret about three things: 1) what you’re dressing up as for Halloween, 2) Thanksgiving dinner, ...
J.J. Abrams will write and direct Star Wars Episode IX
Lucasfilm has officially announced that J.J. Abrams will return to the Star Wars franchise to direct Episode IX. This is a week after ...
HBO greenlights True Detective season 3 starring Mahershala Ali, Jeremy Saulnier co-director
After some speculation and early announcements, HBO has officially greenlit a third season of True Detective. The new season will be set in ...
NYC: The full 2017 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival lineup has been announced and looks awesome
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) is back for a second year, and it’s going to be a much bigger celebration of horror cinema ...