Charles Burnett on ‘Annihilation of Fish,’ plus week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The Slamdance Film Festival is currently…
Valentine’s Day is for movie lovers, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This week wraps up another season…
Peter Bodgdanovich’s ‘Squirrels to the Nuts,’ restored
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Because of Sundance, I don’t…
Our 6 favorite films at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Funmilayo Akechukwu in the movie “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions.” (Rich Spirit) Briefly pulled from the Sundance lineup over a dispute between director Kahlil Joseph and…
‘Emilia Pérez’ parody ‘Johanne Sacreblu’ goes viral
I’m here to champion a work of art that centers a transgender woman in the lead role, to make the case for thought-provoking cinema that…
‘Rebel Without a Cause’ at 70, plus the best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Due to the ongoing Los Angeles…
Movies for solace or distraction after days of devastation
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This has been a devastating week…
The age of Timothée Chalamet, 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.To get this year started on…
A holiday bounty of new releases, 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.I recently had the pleasure of…
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…
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…
Skai Jackson, ex Disney Channel star, is pregnant
Disney Channel alumna Skai Jackson is all grown up and starting a family of her own. A representative for Jackson, known for the Disney series…
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…