Michael Madsen Was the Tough Guy’s Tough Guy
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Our appreciation of the actor, who died at age 67, and played the kind of stoic characters who spoke softly and carried a sharp straight-razor
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10 Best Movies of 2017 So Far
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFrom social horror to superheroes to crime musicals – Peter Travers picks the highlights of an already stellar movie year.
Why Daniel Day-Lewis’ Retirement Is a Major Loss to the Movies
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe actor announced that he'll quit after one last film – and looking back on his body work, you see why it's a massive blow to cinema.
How ‘Wonder Woman’ Tackles the Superhero Movie’s Greatest Foe: Sexism
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFour ways that this blockbuster's Amazon warrior takes on condescending gender stereotypes – and comes out a winner.
‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins: ‘We Need a New Kind of Hero’
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFirst woman to direct a huge superhero movie on breaking the blockbuster glass ceiling and why the world's ready for a "positive" heroine.
‘Alien: Covenant’: Katherine Waterston on Becoming a Next-Gen Action Hero
Posted in: Movie ReviewsSci-fi franchise's new female badass on going from Paul Thomas Anderson and the Potterverse to fighting extraterrestrial predators.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’: Why Marvel’s Misfit-Filmmaker Gamble Works
Posted in: Movie ReviewsAs company's latest superhero movie crushes the competition, we look at the MCU's MVPs – the left-field folks behind the camera.
20 Most Essential Jonathan Demme Movies
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFrom serial-killer thrillers to 'Stop Making Sense,' mob comedies to a feature-length monologue – the Demme films you need to see ASAP.
Jonathan Demme, ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Philadelphia’ Director, Dead at 73
Posted in: Movie Reviews'Stop Making Sense' filmmaker succumbs to esophageal cancer.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ‘Fast and Furious’ Movies
Posted in: Movie ReviewsWhy embracing the squealing tires and sheer ridiculousness of these supersized car movies helped me believe in blockbusters again.
‘Five Came Back’: The True Story of How Hollywood Helped Win World War II
Posted in: Movie ReviewsHow a new Netlfix doc on directors who filmed on the frontlines (and made propaganda) sheds light on a forgotten chapter.
