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Bottom 10 lists are curious things. They're more fun to read than to produce. (Doing so requires the critic to peruse titles of which he/she would prefer not to be reminded.) They are often used to promote a critic's "message," with some Bottom ...
I have long since moved away from calling my Bottom 10 a "Worst of..." list. Considering how many truly awful films I have given myself the latitude to skip, it's almost unfair to those remaining to be singled out as the biggest cinematic offenders. ...
A look back at 2015's role of dishonor. 10 films to avoid at all costs.
Bottoms exists somewhere in between a satire and an homage to John Hughes-style teen rom-coms, reimagined for today’s LGBQT+ friendly audiences. When it works, which is quite often, it does so for the same reason that Hughes’ best-known offeri...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-08-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Emma Seligman
Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, ...
Over the years, I have come to expect great things from Michael Winterbottom. I haven't loved everything he has done, but he has made some powerful movies and even his least inspired films have been watchable. So Code 46 broadsided me, provoking an...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-08-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Togo Igawa, ...
Few screen romances are as touching, as tragic, and as life affirming as the one shared by Nick (Robert Carlyle) and Karen (Juliet Aubrey) in director Michael Winterbottom's Go Now. While the film is ultimately about the effects of multiple sc...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-05-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt, ...
One hallmark of great cinema is that, even when the story is tragic, a viewer can leave the theater both reflective and satisfied. Jude, Michael Winterbottom's ambitious, big-screen adaptation of Thomas Hardy's heartbreaking classic, Jude the ...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-10-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, ...
The Killer Inside Me, British director Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of American pulp writer Jim Thompson's novel, is full of nice little touches, but somehow misses the mark when it comes to the big picture. Winterbottom's approach is a littl...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-06-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, ...
With a standout final performance by Chadwick Boseman and equally arresting work by Viola Davis in the title role, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom gets the year’s award for least-likely title to vie for a ton of Oscar attention. Adapted from the ...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: George C. Wolfe
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Glynn Turman, ...
Most world renowned people have achieved that status as a result of something accomplished during their lives. Unfortunately, Daniel Pearl was among the few who became famous as a result of his death. Pearl's kidnapping and subsequent death at the...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi, ...