Willem Dafoe Archives

Saturday Night: TIFF 2024 Review

by Victor Stiff | September 13, 2024

Saturday Night delivers a stressful portrayal of the lead-up to SNL’s premiere, immersing viewers in Lorne Michaels’ high-skates struggles.

Caption: Photo by Atsushi Nishijima. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.

Kinds of Kindness Review: Yorgos Serves Some Bad Clams

by Pat Mullen | June 26, 2024

Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Hong Chau, and Willem Dafoe star in Yorgos Lanthimos's bloated three-part anthology film Kinds of Kindness.

Poor Things Review: Lanthimos and Stone Deliver One of 2023’s Best

by Mel Valentin | December 9, 2023

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone reunite in Poor Things, a dark, fantastical exploration of patriarchy, masculinity, and feminism.

Poor Things Video Review

by Jason Gorber | October 24, 2023

Our Chief Film Critic Jason Gorber reviews one of this year's best films, Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Asteroid City Review

by Marko Djurdjic | June 23, 2023

Asteroid City sees Wes Anderson at his most hopeful and political, tackling trauma, quarantine, and the mysteries of outer space. It's a welcome pivot.

Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City Review

by Jason Gorber | May 24, 2023

Our look at Asteroid City, the latest from Wes Anderson, a weird and wild film starring an absolute army of A-level talent.

Metro Morning Movie Recommendations: March 17

by Jason Gorber | March 17, 2023

Chief Film Critic Jason Gorber stopped by Metro Morning earlier today to discuss Vasilis Katsoupis' new thriller, Inside. Tune in and watch Willem Defoe go mad...

Willem Dafoe in art heist movie Inside review

Inside Review: Willem Dafoe For Art’s Sake

by Rachel West | March 15, 2023

Willem Dafoe is superb as an art thief descending into madness in the new thriller from director Vasilis Katsoupis, Inside.

Dead for a Dollar Review

by Victor Stiff | September 29, 2022

Dead for a Dollar sees Christoph Waltz, Rachel Brosnahan, and Willem Dafoe star in the latest genre thriller from the legend, Walter Hill.

The Northman Review: Robert Eggers Epic Viking Saga Doesn’t Disappoint

by Mel Valentin | April 21, 2022

Robert Eggers latest-the epic viking saga The Northman-doesn't disappoint and delivers a brutal, gore-soaked revenge tale.

Spoiled Rotten 169 – Spider-Man: No Way Home

by Spoiled Rotten | December 20, 2021

Ben and Daniel spoil Spider-Man: No Way Home!

Video Review: SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

by Jason Gorber | December 19, 2021

Our semi-spoilery take on Peter Parker's latest adventure where the past literally collides with the present.

Spider-Man: No Way Home: Trilogy Ends in Winning Fashion

by Mel Valentin | December 17, 2021

Corporate synergy and a superior Tom Holland make Spider-Man: No Way Home a standout of the MCU.

He Saved Latin: A Wes Anderson Retrospective

by Marko Djurdjic | October 22, 2021

In preparation for the release of his tenth film, The French Dispatch, That Shelf takes a chronological look back at Wes Anderson’s sprawling, whimsical, and oftentimes biting filmography.