On A Scanner Darkly (2006), directed by Richard Linklater.
On Hell or High Water and War Dogs.
On “Trumbo’s World,” the sixth episode of the first season of MacGyver, from 1985.
The film adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation is a rote disappointment.
Thankfully I saw it at an impressionable age.
Go see Sausage Party, just leave the kids at home.
Reality TV show about failing bars is a study of human foibles.
Can We Take a Joke? makes a point beyond freedom of speech.
Don’t Think Twice is an unintentional cautionary tale about pursuing improv comedy.
The once-in-a-lifetime cultural moment that produced Tom Green’s masterpiece.
Check out Don't Think Twice instead.
The Last Hurrah and the aesthetics of Trump.
Equity backfires, making an embarrassing case for women in roles of power.
The President's Analyst and the politicians watching you.
Wall Street dodge gets short shrift from Netflix favorite.
Advise & Consent sees democracy as individual morality play.
The payoff of playing the long game.
My Son John and why I'm ready for anti-communist boilerplate.
Hollywood wants characters that appeal to a diverse audience, and exploit its trove of valuable trademarks.
Hollywood's post-racial populism.
Politicians, like ninja assassins, can be anyone.
Best Short Documentary winner at Hot Docs 2016, now an ESPN 30 for 30 short. Directed by Mickey Duzyj. The story of Haru Urara, a beloved Japanese racehorse who never won. Via Aeon.
Written and directed by Jim Cummings. Watch the 2016 Sundance Award-winning short film after the jump. IndieWire has more on how Cummings got the rights to the classic Springsteen song. Screen Anarchy has a recent interview. Via Reddit.
Director Danny Boyle reunites the original cast for T2, based on Irvine Welsh's sequel Porno. Look for it in theatres on Feb. 3, 2017. CinemaBlend has more info. Via The Verge.
"After getting dumped by yet another sad, sensitive dude, Lola finds out she's the Manic Pixie Dream Girl in a movie from a group of secret agents called the UFC (Underwritten Female Characters)." More from Nuclear Family. Via Metafilter.
Writer/director Joe Heslinga is Kickstarting a documentary about professional foosball players—yes, that's 100% a real thing. Check it out here. Via Boing Boing.
A short documenting from Andy Oxley about the unorthodox hobbies of the Dull Men's Club, an online community for "dull men, and women who appreciate dull men." Trailer below. Watch it at Aeon.
Long-exposure photographs of famous films from Jason Shulman. Below, Georges Méliès' silent classic A Trip to the Moon. Via Metafilter.
Neil Cicierega has superimosed all four Chipmunks movies and slowed them down to half-speed. Because... why not? Via BoingBoing.
A 2011 documentary from Stephan Wassmann about scrap metal salvagers at a military live-fire range in Southern California. Via Metafilter.