The Best Films of 2021: A Year in Review
That Shelf's writers pick the best films of 2021, including The Power of the Dog, Summer of Soul, Dune, Flee, Pig, and The French Dispatch.
Ann Dowd
Cowboys Review: Hitch this Ride
Steve Zahn stars in an unconventional family western.
Sundance 2021: Mass Review
Actor Fran Kranz's directorial debut is a tightly-woven intimate drama about grief, forgiveness and blame anchored by powerhouse performances from his small ensemble.
Rebecca Review: Haunted By Hitchcock
Mrs. de Winter can't escape the ghost of Rebecca and audiences won't be able to escape the ghost of Hitchcock.
Hereditary Review
An exercise in dramatic tension, character drama and creepy, cultish horror, Hereditary is a fascinating hybrid that nourishes our desires to be entertained, thrilled and emotionally impacted all at once.
Hereditary: Ari Aster on Bringing his Terrifying Debut to the Screen
We had a chance to speak with Hereditary director Ari Aster about the challenges of getting his vision onto the screen, the remarkable ensemble he had to work with, and what’s next for this newly minted visionary filmmaker.
Sundance 2018: Tyrel Review
A small film with big ambitions, Sebastián Silva’s tense drama Tyrel takes its simple setup and runs with it in directions both surprising and compelling.
Sundance 2018: American Animals Review
Bart Layton’s true crime thriller American Animals is highly entertaining, highly sophisticated hybrid featuring a quartet of fine young actors.
Sundance 2018: Hereditary Review
An exercise in dramatic tension, character drama and creepy, cultish horror, Hereditary is a fascinating hybrid that nourishes our desires to be entertained, thrilled and emotionally impacted all at once.
Tuned In Episode 6 – DYSTOPIA
On this episode of Tuned In, Peter and Susan sift through the dark world of dystopian entertainment.
The Handmaid’s Tale Review
The Handmaid’s Tale is an exceptional piece of television. It’s also grim as fuck.
This Week in DVD: 1/8/13
As we dig out from piles of new releases from before and after the holiday season, we take looks at the home video releases for Looper, Frankenweenie, Cosmopolis, Dredd, Pitch Perfect, Compliance, The Words, Hit and Run, and season one of Anger Management
Compliance Review
Based on a shockingly true story, the controversial, low key thriller Compliance will leave viewers' stomachs in knots whether they like it or not.
Interview: Compliance Director Craig Zobel
We talked to Craig Zobel, one of the co-creators of Homestar Runner, about his decidedly different and vastly darker new film Compliance and the film's astonishing and shocking real life basis.
