The first openly gay actor to have worked in Hollywood was silent film superstar William Haines. Haines’ staunch refusal to hide his homosexuality, or to deny his relationship with his life partner, Jimmie Shields, set a […]
Staff Writer Kyle Turner’s coverage from the Provincetown International Film Festival continues with an advance review of Leslye Headland’s upcoming comedy Sleeping with Other People. In the first act of Leslye Headland’s Sleeping with Other People, Alison Brie scoffs at […]
Staff Writer Kyle Turner’s coverage from the Provincetown International Film Festival continues with a review of Paul Weitz’s Grandma. There’s a complexity about Paul Weitz’s Grandma which is rather overwhelming: it’s about generational differences between three women, the […]
Welcome to the third in The Retro Set’s weekly summer series taking a look at beach party movies of yore from guest writer Danny Reid. Muscle Beach Party: Beach Blanket Blockheads “Good heavens, where are […]
Editor’s note: Review contains major spoilers. Tread lightly. Alex Garland’s Ex Machina initially paints coder Caleb (Domhall Gleeson) as the film’s protagonist. He wins the opportunity to research with his employer, the self-isolated scientist Nathan (Oscar […]
B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, writer Nathanael Hood looks at George Cukor’s 1941 film noir A Woman’s Face. […]
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