films
The Economics of Movie Trilogies No One Asked For
‘Angel Has Fallen,’ the third in Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ series, is the ultimate example of the emerging trend of ‘cockroach franchises’ — but that might not be a bad thing
Quentin Tarantino Has Built His Entire Brand of ‘Cool’ on the Battered Bodies of People of Color
Tarantino knows that he gets to have it both ways. He can say the N-word all he wants, but he never gets treated like one — and that’s what he thinks makes him cool
How Jiu-Jitsu Helped an Unmacho Filmmaker Face His Fears — and Inspired the Year’s Most Off-Kilter Karate Comedy
Riley Stearns, the writer-director of ‘The Art of Self-Defense,’ talks about toxic masculinity, subverting the sports movie, and that time he was an asshole when he was 12
‘Jaws’ Is the Quintessential Summer Movie — Every Summer
I mean, it’s got surf, sand, sharks and tiddies. What can be more summer-y (or American) than that?
