non-illustrated

The Marvel Cinematic Universe may be in the middle of its Phase 4 of storytelling, but it actually might be at more of a crossroads. With DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, the MCU’s [...]

To stave off an audience laughing at them too hard for becoming a punchline, various stars have turned to self-satire to stem the tide. William Shatner and Jean-Claude Van Damme spring instantly [...]

Believe it or not, Will Ferrell and Robert Eggers have a lot in common when it comes to their cinematic output. The comic actor has made a career on the big screen satirizing macho doofuses in [...]

There’s a lot of talent and imagination on display in EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. The story stars the extraordinary Michelle Yeoh in a complex part that she absolutely aces and the [...]

Rare is any movie about the plight of a junior high schooler, let alone one who is a theater geek. That’s what makes BETTER NATE THAN EVER so special. Writer/director Tim Federle tells a [...]

At first blush, the topic of a once-great food franchise from a bygone era may seem like an odd choice for a theatrically-released documentary, but THE AUTOMAT is wholly worthy of such attention. [...]

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and a host of other writers and artists who made Marvel Comics what it is today owe a debt of gratitude to Robert Louis Stevenson. The famed 19th-century author [...]

I cringe to imagine what tonight’s Oscar telecast will be like, and I wrote about those feelings here at pipelineartists.com: https://bit.ly/3JJnwMd However, as is the tradition of critics [...]

  Does any actress play “uptight” on-screen better than Sandra Bullock? Trying to walk in beauty pageant heels, tripping all over Ryan Reynolds while starkers, driving an LA bus hooked up to [...]

One of the strengths of Ti West’s horror films is that they treat the genre seriously. Too often, newer filmmakers inject condescension into their frighteners, as if they’re snickering at the [...]