Sofia Coppola’s sixth feature, The Beguiled, is an adaptation of Don Siegel’s 1971 film of the same name and, more distantly, Thomas P. Cullinan’s 1966 [...]
Based quite closely on the 1966 novel by Thomas P. Cullinan (originally titled A Painted Devil), The Beguiled would turn out to be one of the most unusual films in Don [...]
One of the biggest risks of making a historical war film, let alone about a specific attack, is that the ending tends to be something of a fait accompli. On the one hand, [...]
Postcards from the Edge is written by Carrie Fisher, and based on her novel of the same name, which depicts the relationship between an ageing Hollywood actress, Doris, and [...]
Tyler, the Creator’s latest album, Flower Boy may well be the first genuine coming-out album in hip-hop. Of course, there have been precursors in recent years, most notably [...]
One of the most unusual thrillers of the early 90s, Pacific Heights updates the suburban horror formula for the yuppie generation. At its heart are Patty Palmer (Melanie [...]
One of the most languorous and sumptuously atmospheric films in Sydney Pollack’s long career, Havana updates Casablanca for the early 1990s, by way of a period piece set on [...]
Apparently one of Ridley Scott’s earliest and most ambitious plans for the Alien saga was to retell the Gospels through the Alien mythology, and to present the figure of [...]
The Handmaid’s Tale is still one of the most urgent dystopias of the twentieth century and the good news on the Hulu adaptation is that it utterly makes good on that [...]
Along with American Crime Story, Feud seems to mark a new moment in Ryan Murphy’s career, channeling the high camp of his previous television series into a more burnished [...]