Ho-ho-ho with ‘Die Hard,’ plus the week’s best films in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.I attended Tuesday’s premiere screening of…
‘Mufasa’ review: Barry Jenkins tangles with Disney’s big cat
Barry Jenkins signing on to direct a spin-off to “The Lion King” sounds like a joke you’d crack after “Moonlight” won the Oscar for best…
An ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ time of year, plus the week’s best films
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Our new film critic, Amy Nicholson,…
The timeliness of ‘The Insider,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This is the time of year…
A new context for ‘There Will Be Blood,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Among the new releases this week…
Reconsidering Daniel Craig, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Regardless of one’s political persuasion, this…
Directors’ Fortnight comes to L.A. plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This has somehow become a blockbuster…
The return of queer classic ‘High Art,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The AFI Fest is already underway,…
Your Halloween moviegoing guide, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. (And I’m Joshua Rothkopf, adding a few more entries in Mark’s absence while he enjoys a well-earned vacation.) Welcome to another…
Cameron Crowe’s lost Tom Petty film, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This week I attended a 30th…
Ed Wood at 100, plus the week’s best movies in theaters
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.I’d like to begin this week…
The unmatched energy of Beyond Fest plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Ever since the documentary “Will &…
A decade of ‘The Babadook,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Both Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” and…
‘Basquiat,’ ‘Shampoo’ in 35mm and the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.It was a very busy week…
The many sides of Gena Rowlands, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The fall festival season began in…
The best movies in L.A.: Shelley Duvall, ‘La Bamba’ and more
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Gena Rowlands died Wednesday at age…
Heady journeys into indie sci-fi, plus the week’s best films
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.As part of an ongoing series…
Restored Powell and Pressburger, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.I recently sat down with Michael…
‘Naked Acts’ is rediscovered, plus the week’s best films
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. In what could be a…
LALIFF expands across the city, plus the week’s best films
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Matt Brennan and Joshua Rothkopf…