This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for April 2024 is “literature adaptations.”
Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most famous books...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for April 2024 is “literature adaptations.”
Time for a deep breath.
Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for January 2024 is “time loop.”
“I just try to live every day as if I’ve deliberately come back to this one, to enjoy it, as if...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for January 2024 is “time loop.”
Should the “time loop” genre exist?
No clue. That’s what this month has come to.
Christopher...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for January 2024 is “time loop.”
It appears this time loop subgenre is tough for filmmakers to nail, because, just like “Groundhog...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for January 2024 is “time loop.”
January — the month of failing resolutions, new beginnings and fresh starts.
It’s also the wintery...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for November 2023 is “stop-motion.”
“Does anyone actually read my column?” Mr. Fox (George Clooney) asks.
Relatable.
Before...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for November 2023 is “stop-motion.”
“Wallace and Gromit” is a staple childhood franchise for so many. Cheese-crazy Wallace (Peter...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for November 2023 is “stop-motion.”
“What is it to be human? What is it to ache? What is it to be alive? I don’t know,” said Michael...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for November 2023 is “stop-motion.”
The candles in the pumpkins have been blown out and the decorative cobwebs, tombstones and haunted...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for October 2023 is “slasher.”
Naming a horror film after Halloween, the scariest day of the year, is a bold choice, to be sure. However,...
This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for October 2023 is “slasher.”
“Up yours with a twirling lawnmower,” Rod Lane (Jsu Garcia) proclaimed after Tina (Amanda Wyss) viciously...
