The Brothers discuss Erle C. Kenton’s pre-Code horror adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau.
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Anders ranks the films of the Final Destination series, one of the first horror franchises of the twenty-first century.
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Tod Browning’s Freaks is an icon of pre-Code horror and a great drama about the lives of circus performers.
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Eddie Murphy’s The Haunted Mansion is an effective spooky movie for children and families.
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The Witches remains a notable blend of horror and adventure for kids, and the most surprising movie of Nicolas Roeg’s career.
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Even more than Poe’s story, Corman’s version highlights familiar features of the Gothic.
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Unknown: Cave of Bones, the Netflix documentary about the Rising Star cave system, is often affecting, but overreaches on some of its scientific claims.
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The late Pema Tseden’s Snow Leopard is a beautiful drama that captures the mysterious power of the Tibetan plateau.
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With restraint, focus, and power, Sound of Freedom exposes the demand and supply sides of child trafficking.
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Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat examines the life and work of Flannery O’Connor in unconventional, passionate fashion.
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Ali Kalthami’s Mandoob is a strong debut that recalls classic film noirs in its exploration of one pathetic man’s increasingly bad decision making.
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The third Pirates film threatens to spin out of control, but such an eccentric vision of a dark and whimsical fantasy world has rarely been as vividly imagined on screen.
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Dead Man’s Chest is the best film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, a big, fun, rollicking adventure.
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An imperfect film yet still a classic adventure, mostly thanks to Johnny Depp’s iconic performance.
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At 50, George Lucas’s masterpiece of nostalgia is far deeper, more complex, more innovative, and more influential than is often remembered.
Jon Else’s documentary The Day After Trinity is a useful nonfiction companion to Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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The Brothers dig into the specifics of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, including its complex twin narratives, performances, stylistic approach, and thematic resonance.
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Talk to Me hides some clever commentary on the dissociation of Gen Z in its creepy seance scenario.
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The Tron movies are visual and franchise landmarks for cinema.
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This Clint Eastwood-starring psychosexual thriller interrogates Eastwood’s onscreen persona in a way similar to Sudden Impact.
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