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…
Showing up for ‘Donnie Darko,’ 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. We couldn’t be more excited…
An underseen David Bowie turn, 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. It’s no secret that one…
‘Funny Girl’ at the Academy, 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. This weekend in Los Angeles,…
Comedies make life more fun, 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. As if we aren’t already…
A Nancy Meyers weekend, plus the best movies in L.A. this week
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Last week when spotlighting a…
Claire Denis’ ‘Beau Travail,’ 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. Last weekend saw a slew…
See gorgeous nitrate prints now, 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 year’s Oscars nominees luncheon…