As far as contemporary filmmakers go, French writer/director Quentin Dupieux is quite a unique breed. Over the course of his 20+ year career, he’s found a highly specific niche in mid-length, low budget, absurdist/Dadaist idea-driven comedies. From his break-out hit Rubber about a homicidal tire, the superhero parody Smoking Causes Coughing, the time-traveling cautionary tale Incredible But True, the stoner...

Even though the lead character of Iggy London's Area Boy, Eli, and I grew up with entirely different backgrounds, I saw myself in his longing to figure himself out. A lot of teenagers are caught between the worlds of self-acceptance, destruction, and a knowing identity, and Eli doesn't know whether to embrace the conformity of his family's religion or the...

Is this the beginning of awards season dominance for Shōgun, Baby Reindeer, Ripley and The Curse? The Gotham Film & Media Institute dropped nominations for their first annual TV awards, and a lot of prestige, buzzy shows got a boost. One of the best mentions? X-Men '97 in Breakthrough Drama Series among contenders Black Cake, Fallout, The Curse and Mr....

On his YouTube channel, Coppola writes, "Our new film MEGALOPOLIS is the best work I've ever had the privilege to preside over." I can't wait to see this. There is a story to be told here about the titans of the counterculture presiding over the collapse of a once-mighty empire they helped build. I wonder if that is what the...

Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along is, once again, the talk of the town as it leads nominations for the LGBTQ Critics' Dorian Theater Award nominations. The original production was a notorious commercial and critical failure, but this production, directed by Maria Friedman, will be, no doubt, be a highlight of the  late legendary composer's heralded career. Stereophonic and Merrily...

To put it mildly, Roger Corman was a quantity over quality guy. As a producer, much of Corman’s output (especially after the ‘70s) was made up of films that I used to rent out to customers at the video and record store I worked at…you know, a long time ago, and would just shake my head at the box covers,...