“I Love Boosters” has a flaky, what-the-hell-let’s-do-this effrontery. It’s the first movie Boots Riley has written and directed since his debut feature, “Sorry to Bother You,” which made a subversive splash...
The original title of “Heel” was “Good Boy.” The new title is probably more accurate, though an even more accurate title might be “Painfully Annoying Punk Idiot.” I jest (a bit),...
The movies we call faith-based often take the form of disaster porn. It only makes sense. These movies, framed as tests of faith, are built around a literalization of the spirit...
In “Joe’s College Road Trip,” Tyler Perry doesn’t just let his hair down, he isn’t just having down-and-dirty fun — he’s wildly, deliriously profane. The movie is a rude and rollicking...
In the last decade, I’ve occasionally written pieces that compared what’s happening in the world — specifically, in the Trump presidency — to something we’re used to seeing on the big...
