Articles by Joy Watson
'C'mon C'mon' Sensitively Reveals the Sacrifices of Parenthood
Directed by Mike Mills
PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2021
Approximately every five years, writer-director Mike Mills gives his audience a new cinematic meditation on the relationship between parent...
'Thunder Force' Is a Super-Bore
Directed by Ben Falcone
PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2021
In 2016 a Washington Post review of The Boss posited that "Melissa McCarthy's worst movies have something in common: her husband." At that...
Netflix's 'The Boys in the Band' Is a Party Worth Attending
Directed by Joe Mantello
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2020
In 1968, after endless struggles, the playwright Mart Crowley debuted his play The Boys in the Band on Broadway. Despite the loosening of s...
'The Nest' Proves That Character Actors Are Britain's Greatest Natural Resource
Directed by Sean Durkin
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2020
In 2011, Canadian director Sean Durkin brought us Martha Marcy May Marlene, a tale of an escaped cult member trying to transition back into...
Political Comedy 'Irresistible' Is Less Funny Than Watching the News
Directed by Jon Stewart
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2020
There was a time when Jon Stewart seemed to be the sole voice of reason in American media. Viewers tuned into The Daily Show to watch Stewa...
'Emma.' Is a Sexy and Playful Austen Adaptation
Directed by Autumn de Wilde
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2020
After a storied career of photographing and directing music videos for bands like Arcade Fire and the White Stripes, Autumn de Wilde uses h...
'Charlie's Angels' Provides a Perfect Showcase for an Excellent Kristen Stewart
Directed by Elizabeth Banks
PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2019
Even as reboots become more common than not, Charlie's Angels is a confusingly retro choice to drag into the present. The 1970s TV show rel...
'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' Dulls Jolie's Spark in Revisionist Disney Adventure
Directed by Joachim Rønning
PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2019
Is it art reflecting life, or merely a lack of originality, that has led us to the "Age of the Villain" in the Disney live action canon? As...
