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Displaying all articles tagged:
Looking Back
looking back
Jan. 11, 2020
Ian McKellen Invites You to Read His
Lord of the Rings
Filming Journal
Despite what he said on
Extras
, Sir Ian spent a lot of time working on becoming Gandalf.
By
Halle Kiefer
looking back
Nov. 22, 2019
Fantastic Four
Director Josh Trank Reviews 2015’s
Fantastic Four
on Letterboxd
“I was expecting it to be much worse than it was.”
By
Halle Kiefer
eastbound & down
Feb. 27, 2019
Steve Little Walks Us Through His Top 5
Eastbound & Down
Episodes
“Just looking at that journey, it’s really kind of insane.”
By
Kenneth Arthur
looking back
Sept. 24, 2018
Moral Orel
Paved the Way for the Depressing Cartoons of Today
Talking with Dino Stamatopoulos, Carolyn Lawrence, and Scott Adsit about the show that was too bleak even for Adult Swim.
By
Justin Caffier
looking back
Sept. 11, 2018
10 Years Later, Is
Burn After Reading
Still Funny?
The Coens deserve credit for predicting the future, but they deserve even more for turning the absurdity of their present into such brilliant comedy.
By
Keith Phipps
movies
Aug. 10, 2018
Married To The Mob
Is One Of Jonathan Demme’s Most Remarkable Films
Demme stays true to a cartoonish premise while also crafting a story of a woman finding herself again.
By
Keith Phipps
looking back
July 5, 2018
Revisiting the Beatles’ Cartoon LSD Utopia
Yellow Submarine
A children’s film about pacifism winning out over imperialist annihilation might seem odd, but after the Summer of Love, it made perfect sense.
By
Charles Bramesco
the obama years
Jan. 11, 2017
Considering the Novel in the Age of Obama
What the standout fiction of the last eight years can tell us about an art form, and a country, in flux.
By
Christian Lorentzen
oscars 2016
Feb. 11, 2016
What It’s Like to Win an Oscar
Eight winners reflect on the humdrum and the surreal.
By
Dan Reilly
looking back
Feb. 11, 2015
What Critics Said When Jon Stewart Took Over
The Daily Show
in 1999
“Stewart, in the words of the common grade-school assessment, plays well with others.”
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
looking back
Dec. 18, 2014
Stephen Colbert Was Late Night’s Most Passionate Book-Nerd
For nine years, Colbert enlisted roughly two writers a week into a bizarre form of theater.
By
Boris Kachka
looking back
Dec. 17, 2014
Colbert
’s First Head Writer on the Show’s Start
Allison Silverman on developing the character.
By
Allison Silverman
taking stock
Aug. 29, 2014
The Highs and Lows of the 2014 Summer Movie Season
It’s time to put another summer movie season behind us.
By
Kyle Buchanan,
Gilbert Cruz,
and
Amanda Dobbins
looking back
Aug. 8, 2014
The Enduring Uncoolness of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Heroes in a half shell, corny power.
By
Nick Schager
looking back
May 23, 2014
Hugh Jackman’s Reviews for the First
X-Men
Movie
Remember the year 2000?
By
E. Alex Jung
looking back
May 20, 2014
Gordon Willis Directed a Strange Film,
Windows
One curious corner of Willis’s filmography rarely gets discussed — his 1980 thriller
Windows
.
By
Bilge Ebiri
looking back
Apr. 11, 2014
What Were People Saying About Colbert When His Show Debuted in 2005?
“The hard truth is, every show doesn’t merit a spinoff.”
By
Matt Patches
looking back
Jan. 22, 2014
To Understand the Modern Crime Thriller, Watch Michael Mann’s
Thief
Mann’s 1981 debut is the forerunner of dozens of movies and TV shows.
By
Bilge Ebiri
looking back
May 8, 2013
Looking Back at Craig Robinson on
Def Comedy Jam
“It was
extremely
intimidating. Especially considering my style … Def Jam was mostly high-energy acts.”
By
Jesse David Fox
looking back
Sept. 20, 2010
25 Years After Tipper Gore’s PMRC Hearings, the Opposing Sides Aren’t So Far Apart
Cyndi Lauper — whose “She Bop” was on the “Filthy Fifteen” — is shocked by what her son is listening to.
By
Bryan Reesman