Michael Chernus Archives

‘Materna’ Sets Up A Subway Thriller But Refuses To Go Deep [Review]

August 7, 2021 1:56 pm

Every New Yorker has a subway story, a tale of culture clash, entitlement, cacophonic calamity, or worse. The subways of New York City are a breeding ground for tension, what with the rush of strangers, the ja...

‘Werewolves Within’: Josh Ruben’s Campy Horror Whodunnit Doesn’t Pack Much Satirical Bite [Tribeca Review]

Andrew Bundy

June 17, 2021 12:15 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Kevin Smith made the political horror-comedy “Red State” in 2011 and when he toured around the country, he outlined his overall vision for the movie as a cross between "Quentin Tarantino movie by way of The Co...

‘Wormwood’ Trailer: Errol Morris Explores The CIA, LSD & Mind Control

Kevin Jagernauth

December 4, 2017 1:26 pm

News, Television, Trailers

There are documentarians and then there are storytellers, and Errol Morris firmly fits in the latter category. While the director is best known for efforts like "Gates Of Heaven," "The Fog Of War," and "A Brief...

‘Easy’ Season 2 Trailer: Same City, New Positions

Alex MacKay

November 17, 2017 11:45 am

News, Television, Trailers

One of today’s foremost purveyors of “mumblecore” cinema – a derisive pigeonholing label for low budget indies which often involve the Duplass Brothers and sonorous dialogue – Joe Swanberg has managed to carve ...

‘Wormwood’ Trailer: Errol Morris Brings True Story Miniseries To Netflix

Kevin Jagernauth

August 28, 2017 9:19 am

News, Television, Trailers

Given the firm grip Netflix has on true crime stories, it only makes sense that Errol Morris, who delivered the genre defining "The Thin Blue Line," should come to the streaming service. Indeed, the director is...

‘The Dinner’ Is A Savage Satire With Stand-Out Performances From Steve Coogan & Richard Gere [Review]

Jessica Kiang

May 2, 2017 4:10 pm

Reviews

"Apes." It is high school teacher and avid history scholar Paul Lohman's preferred term of abuse for his congressman brother Stan (Richard Gere) and his wife Katelyn (Rebecca Hall). And it is spat out by him, a...

Everyone Is Eaten Alive In Savage ‘The Dinner’ With Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, Richard Gere & Rebecca Hall [Berlin Review]

Jessica Kiang

February 10, 2017 1:42 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

"Apes." It is high school teacher and avid history scholar Paul Lohman's preferred term of abuse for his congressman brother Stan (Richard Gere) and his wife Katelyn (Rebecca Hall). And it is spat out by him, a...

Relationships Aren’t ‘Easy’ In Trailer For Joe Swanberg’s Netflix Series With Orlando Bloom, Marc Maron, Dave Franco, More

Kevin Jagernauth

September 15, 2016 10:20 am

Television, Trailers

There was a time when Joe Swanberg was the most indie of indie directors, making no-budget movies with his friends, and mostly existing in a very specific niche of the film world. And while he's not quite Steve...