Trash-Horror Ephemera: The Films of Chester Novell Turner
Film Critic Chuck Williamson believes that, when faced with the confrontational trash-horror ephemera of Chester Novell Turner, qualifiers like “good” and “bad” lose all meaning.
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Reinventing the Reel: The Monuments Men
Film Critic Jay Sizemore wonders whether George Clooney’s passion for his new project The Monuments Men proved to be its undoing.
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In Praise of Shadows: Tanizaki and Horror
Contributing Editor Marcus Nicholls applies the ideas of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki to a comparison of Western and Eastern horror cinema.
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Reinventing the Reel: Robocop
Our disappointed film critic Jay Sizemore gathers his thoughts on one of the worst attempts at a franchise revamp he has ever seen.
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Valentine’s Day: Editors’ Movie Picks
The Missing Slate’s film team is joined by other editors in choosing the movies readers ought to watch this Valentine’s Day.
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Private Theatre: White Reindeer
Senior Film Critic Tom Nixon argues that Zach Clark’s christmas comedy White Reindeer becomes even more relevant as we settle into the new year.
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Private Theatre: Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis fits into the Coen brothers’ “consistent moral vision”, writes Contributing Editor Christine Jin.
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Reinventing the Reel: Nebraska
Alexander Payne’s Nebraska may not be a feel-good road trip movie, but Film Critic Jay Sizemore writes on why it’s a journey we all need to take.
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Reinventing the Reel: Dallas Buyers Club
Film Critic Jay Sizemore explains why there’s “hope to be found” in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Dallas Buyers Club.
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Reinventing the Reel: Her
“Her is the ‘Fahrenheit 451’ of the iPhone age”, writes film critic Jay Sizemore about a film on human connection and what it really means.
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