Posts by Wesley Morris
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Small(er) Movie Review Roundup: ‘The Immigrant,’ ‘Night Moves,’ and ‘Obvious Child’
No American movie with this level of artistry and these kinds of besotted reviews should be as teetering-on-the-verge-of-exit as this film is. But that appears to be the case.
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Die Another Day
Who’s 3-D IMAXier than Tom Cruise? You can rattle off names, but you’re wasting your time because there’s one answer: nobody. I mean, there are stars taller than he is. There’s King Kong and Godzilla and Marvel, too — I guess. But you don’t even need IMAX for Tom Cruise. His grin is 72×54 feet […]
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: Angelina Jolie, Michael Jackson, and Mariah Carey
This week, Alex and Wesley try to solve the many mysteries of Angelina Jolie and discuss new back-from-the-dead records by Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey.
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These Shirts Were Made for Laughing: Thoughts on Russell Westbrook’s Masculine Challenge
Westbrook’s looking for something. He’s on a journey.
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Toil and Trouble
Angelina Jolie redeems ‘Maleficent’ and Charlize Theron almost saves ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West.’
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘The Moviegoer,’ X-Men, and Maya Angelou
This week, Alex and Wesley kick off their book club with a discussion of ‘The Moviegoer.’ They complain about the new X-Men film and celebrate the life of Maya Angelou.
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Cannes Diary, the Last Days: This Is Your Red Carpet. These Are Your Winners.
Every year we come looking for the film of the festival — or, come the final days, a masterpiece to save it. This wasn’t the year for that. And it turned out to be refreshing not having a single film or director suck all the oxygen out of Cannes.
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Cannes Diary, Day 9: Screw Art. Look at All This Crap!
The final days here are the loneliest.
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The Movies of 1994: Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster, the Odd Couple of ‘Maverick’
Gibson was part of a famous duo with Danny Glover, but he accessorized with almost anyone. And Foster might be his best sidekick. He was 38. She was 30. And if, at the present moment, the idea of these two rubbing their mouths together is unappetizing, see ‘Maverick.’ You’ll be able to call it kissing.
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Cannes Diary, Day 8: The Oldster, the Hipster, and the Return of the Director of ‘The Artist’
A new Jean-Luc Godard film surfaces more often than the 83-year-old Godard does. A new one surfaced Wednesday morning, and people went crazy to see it.
