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  • Esquire
  • Inverse
  • polygon.com
  • The Week
  • WBUR
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Past articles by Andy Crump:

Daliland Review: A Normal Biopic of a Surrealist? How Bizarre.

A bland, by-the-numbers biopic of one of our greatest surrealists is an irony Salvador Dalí would have been depressed by. Our Daliland review: → Read More

Finding Nemo at 20: Disney's Greatest Trauma Revisited

Finding Nemo has something going for it that other upsetting Pixar movies don’t: Our awareness that something like this could happen to us. → Read More

Chile '76 Review: The Tense Spirit of Alan J. Pakula Lives

The urgent film shares in common the same pliable atmospheric sensibility as the movies of Alan J. Pakula. Our Chile ’76 review: → Read More

'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' Changed On-Screen Male Nudity 15 Years Ago

In 2008 it was a game-changer. Fifteen years later, it still is. → Read More

'Late Night with the Devil' Review: David Dastmalchian Injects New Life into Found-Footage Horror

The demonic horror movie is a brilliant new take on the mockumentary. → Read More

EO, the Oscars’ oddest nominee, proves we need more movies from animal perspectives

The 2023 Oscars’ oddest and maybe best nominee invites audiences to find empathy and humanity through a donkey’s eyes. A contender for Best International Feature, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO is already a winner. → Read More

40 Years Ago, Martin Scorsese Made a Flop — And Inspired a Controversial Superhero Movie

If you've only seen its Hot Topic knockoff, it's high time you watched the original. → Read More

'Talk to Me' review: A gruesome ghost story for the TikTok generation

The Philippou brothers' kinetic horror movie, newly acquired by A24, is sensational but overstuffed. → Read More

'Polite Society' review: A joyful coming-of-age movie that absolutely kicks butt

Nida Manzoor's feature directorial debut is an inventive action-comedy that pulls off the greatest stunt: it makes the coming-of-age story feel fresh. → Read More

'Animalia' review: An eerie alien invasion movie with metaphysical dreams

Sofia Alaoui's sci-fi alien invasion movie takes a turn for the confounding, cosmic, and mind-bending. Read our review out of Sundance. → Read More

Kids vs. Aliens Review: Intentionally Cheesy Sci-Fi-Horror Adventure Is a Harmless Trifle

Kids vs. Aliens is a harmless trifle. A filmmaker with this many years under their belt should have more to show for themselves than that. → Read More

The best sci-fi thriller of 2023 reveals a surprising real-life threat

M3GAN is a horror movie that imagines artificial intelligence gone haywire. But how much of it could actually happen? → Read More

Bad Axe Review: Documentary Finds All-American Hate and Catharsis in Rural Michigan

Bad Axe, Michigan was a hotbed for Trumpian hate and COVID drama - but it was also a microcosm for America. David Siev captures it all, including and centered on his family. → Read More

Drive's Endearing Buddy-Action Vibes Should've Made Mark Dacascos a Star

Mark Dacascos deserved even more than Iron Chef America gave him, which is plain to see in the vital independent film Drive. → Read More

The Greatest Beer Run Ever Review: Epic Beer Run Earns Minor Movie

Peter Farrelly loves a fakey, feel-good true story. It's too bad he's such a small-minded director. → Read More

You need to watch the sexiest sci-fi thriller of all time on Amazon Prime ASAP

'Hellraiser' was more than just the first chapter in a decades-spanning franchise, the 1987 film adaptation proved how horny horror can be. → Read More

'Pearl' review: Mia Goth perfects A24's first horror franchise

Ti West's horror prequel 'Pearl' gets everything right where 'X' gets so much wrong. → Read More

Burial Review: WWII Thriller Hauls Hitler's Corpse through Dangerous Territory

Thin characters and some on-the-nose commentary aside, Burial is a lean and mean WWII thriller with a simple, gripping premise. → Read More

20 years ago, Robin Williams made the scariest psychological thriller of his career

In 2002, Robin Williams' filmography took a dark turn, but no movie is quite as powerful as 'One Hour Photo.' → Read More

You need to watch the most realistic vampire hunter movie on Netflix ASAP

Most vampire movies portray slaying as a passion. Here, it's just another gig. → Read More