Posts by Wesley Morris
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The Good, the Bad, and the Denzel: Washington Does Cool Justice in ‘The Equalizer,’ While ‘The Guest’ Is a Smartly Stupid Thriller
Washington plays a destroying angel in ‘The Equalizer,’ while Dan Stevens is a returned soldier in the suspense thriller ‘The Guest.’
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Small(er) Movie Roundup: Now Big Enough to Include America’s YA Movie Flavor of the Week!
Directors do dystopian civilization (again, and again) in ‘The Maze Runner’ and ‘The Zero Theorem’ and dystopian daily life in ‘The Drop’ and ‘The Skeleton Twins.’
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones,’ Shonda Rhimes, and a Conversation With A.O. Scott
This week, Alex and Wesley discuss ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ and the scandal over an essay about Shonda Rhimes. Plus: They call A.O. Scott!
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Life in a Graveyard, Death at a Funeral: Scott Frank’s Beguiling Liam Neeson Thriller and the Ensemble-Driven ‘This Is Where I Leave You’
‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ draws you in, while ‘This Is Where I Leave You’ leaves you cold.
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: With Guest Chuck Klosterman
Prince Movies with special guest Chuck Klosterman! Idris Elba is inside Taraji P. Henson’s house! The new U2 album is inside your iTunes! And Robin Thicke just hurts inside.
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Stranger in My House: Idris Elba Is a Malignant Narcissist in ‘No Good Deed’
Idris Elba stars in Sam Miller’s thriller about a former prosecutor of domestic abusers and the strange man who comes to her door.
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Toronto Film Festival Diary: Sexy Pop Star Falls for Sexy L.A. Cop, and Drunk Kevin Costner Fights for His Black Granddaughter
Toronto Film Festival Diary: Love is set against the price of fame in ‘Beyond the Lights,’ Kevin Costner stars in the ridiculous ‘Black and White,’ and ‘Return to Ithaca’ bears gifts.
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Toronto Film Festival Diary: Adam Sandler’s Crime Against Cinema and a Great Documentary’s Crime Against Humanity
Toronto Film Festival Diary: The new Adam Sandler vehicle ‘The Cobbler’ is a stinking failure of empathy, while Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The Look of Silence’ is a triumph
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Toronto Film Festival Diary: Jennifer Aniston Finally Gets to Act, and an Erotic Cabin in the Woods
Toronto Film Festival Diary: Jennifer Aniston grieves in ‘Cake,’ and Peter Strickland’s erotic, masterful ‘The Duke of Burgundy’
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: Joan Rivers, Toronto Film Festival, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift
Wesley reports from “Canadia”; Nicki Minaj debates Taylor Swift about butts; Joan Rivers is remembered. Plus: Lifetime found a Brittany Murphy movie in the garbage!
