Reviews: Films

A Few Good Men

Matt Qvortrup casts Tom Cruise as a Kantian and Jack Nicholson as a utilitarian in this Cold War courtroom ethics epic.
[Issue 138: June/July 2020]

Zombies

Chris Ferbrache wonders why zombie movies have remained so popular for almost a century.
[Issue 137: April/May 2020]

Joker

Ștefan Bolea meditates on madness at the movies.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Thomas E. Wartenberg sees current concerns about truth in the news spotlighted by a classic Western.
[Issue 134: October/November 2019]

Nightcrawler

Terri Murray watches the disappearance of reality into images, in the name of news.
[Issue 133: August/September 2019]

Philosopher at a Film Festival

Thomas E. Wartenberg reports from the 22nd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
[Issue 132: June/July 2019]

Arrival

Christopher Carroll asks if communicating with aliens really would be possible.
[Issue 131: April/May 2019]

Santa Claus: The Movie

Chris Vaughan says “Bah humbug” to consumer society.
[Issue 129: December 2018 / January 2019]

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein

David White takes a long strange trip with Jerry Garcia to watch Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein.
[Issue 128: October/November 2018]

Rashomon

Matt Qvortrup contemplates the fleeting nature of truth through Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece.
[Issue 127: August/September 2018]

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