Articles by Nicholas Sokic
'Roadrunner' Gets to the Essence of Why Anthony Bourdain Was So Beloved
Directed by Morgan Neville
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2021
At one point in Morgan Neville's documentary, Anthony Bourdain and his TV crew are in Laos, speaking with a father who lost several limbs d...
Cate Shortland Was Confused When 'Black Widow' Came Calling: "I'm an Arthouse Director"
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2021
When Black Widow director Cate Shortland's agent told her Marvel had come calling, her first reaction was confusion. "I'm an arthouse dire...
Anyone Who Dislikes 'F9' Gets a Noogie
Directed by Justin Lin
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2021
F9 is, as evidenced by its title, the ninth entry in the Fast and Furious franchise (not counting the 2019 spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw). It's 2 h...
Allison Russell Demonstrates Versatility and Resilience on 'Outside Child'
PUBLISHED May 18, 2021
Allison Russell already belongs to two supergroups as the co-founder of Our Native Daughters and Birds of Chicago, but Outside Child marks...
Those Years in Production Limbo Didn't Make 'The Woman in the Window' Any Better
Directed by Joe Wright
PUBLISHED May 18, 2021
This is the end of an era. As probably the final production of Fox 2000 Pictures prior to its recent dissolution, Joe Wright's The Woman in...
With 'Jupiter's Legacy,' the "Self-Aware Superhero" Genre Has Jumped the Shark
Created by Steven S. DeKnight
PUBLISHED May 10, 2021
Jupiter's Legacy is the latest misanthropic Mark Millar comic adaptation — he of Kick-Ass, Kingsman and Wanted fame. Like all of those prop...
Sufjan Stevens Writes His Own Holy Books on 'Convocations'
PUBLISHED May 4, 2021
Two days after the release of his last record, The Ascension, Sufjan Stevens' father died. That was the impetus behind the composite monoli...
'Willy's Wonderland' Somehow Makes Evil Animatronics Seem Boring
Directed by Kevin Lewis
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2021
This is a deeply stupid movie. Under certain circumstances, that could be interpreted as the highest praise, but this is the sort of stupid...