The new film “Morbius” is exactly what you've come to expect from a Marvel film. A scientist, and an experiment gone wrong. In the comic book world, they will either become hero or villain. In the case of this film, it's a bit of both. All of this is followed by lots of underwhelming dialogue Then comes the noise and headache-inducing CGI that renders everything even more phony than it already ... more >
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Jared Leto in “MORBIUS” | MOVIE REVIEW
Six days does not a week make
Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona and Jared Harris
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
WE’RE NOT IN WONDERLAND ANYMORE, ALICE, revisiting the Manson family murders with “Charlie Says” filmmaker Mary Harron
Harron previously directed "The Notorious Bettie Page"
Matt Smith, Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon and Marianne Rendón
Directed by Mary Harron
Director Mary Harron has had a fascinating journey on her way to the Tribeca Film Festival. Her earlier film “American Psycho” tells the story of a demented killer. “The Notorious Bettie Page” was a historic period piece. With “Charlie Says,” a historic period piece about a demented killer, she’s completed the circle. The story of Charles Manson and his infamous crimes has been told before, ... more >
THINGS YOUR FILM SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR DIDN’T TEACH YOU : Talking with Ondi Timoner of “Mapplethorpe”
"Mapplethorpe" comes out in theaters today
Hari Nef, Matt Smith and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Directed by Ondi Timoner
Filmmaker Ondi Timoner felt the best way to tell the story of Robert Mapplethorpe was in a narrative-versus-documentary format. Mapplethorpe, the vaunted New York photograper who died of AIDS in 1989, was well-known for his photographs of controversial material, including of New York’s gay scene, and for his early marriage to rocker Patti Smith. “I don’t tend to make documentaries about people ... more >