films
How Jiu-Jitsu Helped an Unmacho Filmmaker Face His Fears — and Inspired the Year’s Most Off-Kilter Karate Comedy
Soon after The Art of Self-Defense premiered at this year’s South by Southwest, filmmaker Riley Stearns was asked what inspired his delightfully and willfully odd…
‘Jaws’ Is the Quintessential Summer Movie — Every Summer
Forty-four years after its initial release, Jaws is still in the water. It’s not just that it eventized summer as a movie-going experience by getting…
Understanding Black Boyz Through the Empathetic Lens of John Singleton
When I think back on the life and career John Singleton, who died on Monday at the age of 51, I tend to focus on…
‘Captain Marvel’ and the Challenge of Rooting for Progressive Superhero Movies
In Captain Marvel, Brie Larson plays a superhero who has to battle evil shape-shifting aliens while grappling with troubling, mysterious memories and a nasty bout…
