Review: LEGO MASTERS
A father and son review/discussion about the Fox show devoted to all things Lego.
Review: THE FAREWELL
Lulu Wang’s personal story becomes universal as we laugh and cry with her cinematic family There was a moment while watching The Farewell when I noticed a tear on my cheek. I didn’t feel it coming, it just suddenly happened. Thirty seconds later the film had cut to a new scene, and I found myself laughing, just as involuntarily as I had just been crying.Both the tear and the laughter…
Review: UNCUT GEMS
Safdie Brothers’ manic style keeps us riveted and aghast
Review: THE GREAT BUSTER
The on-going loss of our motion picture heritage is one of the great tragedies of modern America. The movies have been integral to our cultural history since the 1890s. We can’t lay claim to inventing them exclusively, but we Americans absolutely made them our own. Yet over half of the movies ever made are now lost. Much of this loss is due to practical circumstance. Early film stocks were highly…
Review: THE POST
Proof a movie can be fun and significant
Review: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
In his review, Jeff Marker reminds us that “no one crafts scenes like Martin McDonagh.”
Review: THE LOST CITY OF Z
Former Film Fix co-host, Jeff Marker, shares his thoughts on one of 2017’s releases.
Remembering Sidney Lumet, 1924-2011
Jeff’s thoughts on the passing of a director…
What Do the Oscars Mean Anyway?
Jeff weighs in on Sunday’s blessed event…
Learning to Like Having 10 Best Picture Nominees
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded their Best Picture nominees from 5 to 10 last year, it caused plenty of groaning among critics and fans. The change was obviously made to lend more movies a bit of publicity and to make the Academy seem less elitist. (Of course, if you’re worried about appearing elitist, why do an awards show at all?) And it suddenly seemed like…