In Reel Deep
Read Listen About Us
ReadListenAbout Us
In Reel Deep
'I'll Be Right Here'
'I'll Be Right Here'

A few words about film in the pandemic and where Steve and I will be as we ride the rest of it out (hint: not around here).

Read More
Andrew JohnsonFebruary 8, 2021
'Soul'
'Soul'

Pixar reminds us all of the possibilities of animation as a medium.

Read More
Kids and Family, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJanuary 1, 2021Pete Docter, Jamie Foxx, Angela Bassett, Phylicia Rashad, Kemp Powers, Tina Fey, Graham Norton
'Wonder Woman 1984'
'Wonder Woman 1984'
Steve CiminoDecember 28, 2020
'Mank'
'Mank'

David Fincher’s first film for Netflix is a surprisingly worthy companion piece to Citizen Kane.

Read More
ReviewsSteve CiminoDecember 6, 2020
'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'
'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'

A Borat sequel has no business working in 2020. It does anyway, much to our delight.

Read More
Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonNovember 23, 2020Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Rudy Giuliani
'My Octopus Teacher'
'My Octopus Teacher'

The unlikeliest of human-animal connection leaves a powerful message behind.

Read More
DocumentaryAndrew JohnsonNovember 21, 2020Craig Foster, Philippa Erlich, James Reed
'The Way I See It'
'The Way I See It'

Here is a chance to relive the Obama years from the perspective of someone tasked with documenting it.

Read More
Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonOctober 26, 2020Pete Souza, Barack Obama
'An American Pickle'
'An American Pickle'

Seth Rogen talking (in a funny accent) to Seth Rogen can make a halfway decent film.

Read More
Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonSeptember 27, 2020Seth Rogen, Brandon Trost
'Da 5 Bloods'
'Da 5 Bloods'

Spike Lee at the top of his game delivers an urgent message by connecting our history in Vietnam to the current moment.

Read More
Andrew JohnsonAugust 23, 2020
'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'
'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'

Will Ferrell’s comedic dry spell continues.

Read More
Comedy, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 22, 2020Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Pierce Brosnan, Melissanthi Mahut
'Tigertail'
'Tigertail'

Alan Yang completes the transition from comedy to drama with a somber take on the immigrant’s story.

Read More
Drama, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 19, 2020Alan Yang, Tzi Ma, Christine Ko, Hong-Chi Lee, Fiona Fu, Joan Chen, Kuei-Mei Yang, Cindera Che
'Spaceship Earth'
'Spaceship Earth'

The profound weirdness of Biosphere 2 gets a timely revisit with this new documentary

Read More
Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonJuly 18, 2020Steve Bannon, John Allen
'Hamilton'
'Hamilton'

At last, Disney+ takes us all to the room where it happened.

Read More
MusicalsAndrew JohnsonJuly 15, 2020Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan Groff, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldberry, Anthony Ramos
'John Lewis: Good Trouble'
'John Lewis: Good Trouble'

A conventional and inspiring celebration of a Civil Rights hero couldn’t come at a better moment.

Read More
Reviews, DocumentaryAndrew JohnsonJuly 9, 2020John Lewis
'Driveways'
'Driveways'

Andrew Ahn’s quiet film is an elixir for isolating and alienating times.

Read More
Andrew JohnsonJune 6, 2020
'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'
'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'

A particularly timely documentary adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s best-selling book prompts urgency as we face an uncertain future.

Read More
Documentary, ReviewsAndrew JohnsonMay 16, 2020Justin Pemberton, Thomas Piketty
'Onward'
'Onward'

It doesn’t rise to the level of a Pixar classic, but there’s plenty to love.

Read More
Andrew JohnsonMay 3, 2020
And the Screen Went Blank
Box Office, Business, Essays and AnalysisAndrew JohnsonApril 1, 2020
'1917'
'1917'

Sam Mendes thrills with style and substance in the World War I epic 1917

Read More
Reviews, Action and Adventure, DramaAndrew JohnsonJanuary 16, 2020Sam Mendes, George MacKay, Dean Charles Chapman, benedict cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Richard Madden
'Little Women'
'Little Women'

By making this classic story feel both old and new at the same time, Greta Gerwig has solidified her place as the best young auteur in the biz.

Read More
Drama, ReviewsSteve CiminoJanuary 8, 2020
Older