Hello friends! A number of you might be getting this because you subscribed to email alerts from Marshall and the Movies way back when. Or maybe you’ve arrived from a social media platform. Either way, it’s very reasonable for you to think, “I know Marshall is writing a lot but don’t know where to find it since it’s not on Marshall and the Movies anymore!”
Well, this post is for YOU!
I’ve collected all my writing from this past year – and even included some writing I did about 2019 films from last year out of film festivals, just to give you a more robust reading list. I’m really proud of the work I did and felt myself grow as a writer, interviewer and thinker. I hope, as always, you can derive some kind of benefit from what I’ve written as well. Be it your next movie night or (if I may be so presumptuous) a new lens on a film or cinema at large, I’m always writing with you in mind. These pieces mean little if not shared with other people!
There will be more from me on this site in the coming days – a best of the decade and best of 2019, at the very least. Thanks for sticking with me in this 10th year of writing, and I know that 2020 and the decade to come hold some very exciting things!
“Smells Like ’10s Spirit” Column
“Smells Like ’10s Spirit” takes a look at the decade in movies through the lens of success stories only made possible by unique trends that emerged. This series explores ten films – one from each year of the 2010s – and a single social, economic or cultural factor that can explain why it made an impact or lingers in the collective memory. Each piece examines a single film that tells the larger story of the tectonic forces reshaping the entertainment landscape as we know it.
How That Iconic Trailer Saved ‘The Social Network’ (2010)
Why ‘Bridesmaids’ Owns the GIF Era of Movie Comedy (2011)
How ‘The Avengers’ Assembled the First Successful Cinematic Universe (2012)
How ‘Blackfish’ Epitomizes the Era of Hashtag Activism (2013)
How ‘The LEGO Movie’ Gave Brands a New Way to Talk (2014)
‘Jurassic World’ and the Era of Nonstop Nostalgia (2015)
(Stay tuned for the rest in 2020!)
Reviews of 2019 Releases*
*Some of these were originally published out of festivals in 2018, but since I’m rounding up everything for this year, I figured I might as well throw them in! (Things that I wrote in 2019 about 2020 films will be in the “Festival Coverage” section below.)
Interviews
Joanna Kulig, star of “Cold War”
Mike Leigh, writer/director of “Peterloo”
Claire Denis and Robert Pattinson, co-writer/director and star of “High Life”
Marcello Fonte, star of “Dogman” (from TIFF 2018)
Mary Harron, director of “Charlie Says”
Jack Reynor, actor in “Midsommar”
Lynn Shelton, co-writer/director of “Sword of Trust”
Riley Stearns, writer/director of “The Art of Self-Defense”
Julius Onah and Kelvin Harrison Jr., co-writer/director and star of “Luce”
Lauren Greenfield, director of “The Kingmaker”
Trey Edward Shults, co-editor/writer/director of “Waves”
Marielle Heller, director of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Céline Sciamma, writer/director of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
Eddie Redmayne, star of “The Aeronauts”
Jessica Hausner, co-writer/director of “Little Joe”
Jennifer Reeder, writer/director of “Knives and Skin”
Features
Significant ‘Other’: How Chris Kelly’s ‘Other People’ Informs ‘The Other Two’ on Comedy Central
I Must Think of a New Life: On the Deliberate Duration of Judd Apatow’s Funny People
Taking ‘The Goldfinch’ from Page to Screen with Editor Kelley Dixon
The 10 Biggest, Craziest and Most Important Cinematic Career Reinventions of the Decade
Festival Coverage
The Streamer’s Guide to Sundance 2019: What Non-Festgoers Can Watch at Home
The Kids Aren’t Alright: A Preview of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2019
Tribeca Report: The Inaugural Critics’ Week
Tribeca Report: Here Comes Generation Z
Tribeca Film Festival Review: Christoph Waltz’s ‘Georgetown’
BAMCinemaFest Review: Tayarisha Poe’s ‘Selah and The Spades’
BAMCinemaFest Review: Diana Peralta’s ‘De Lo Mio’
What To Expect at Fantasia Festival 2019
Fantasia 2019 Report: At the Mercy of the Programmers
Fantasia 2019 Report: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
TIFF Report: Keeping the Faith
‘Guns Akimbo’ Review: A Gaming Satire That Indulges in What It Critiques [TIFF]
“Now Is Our Time”: How Global Female Directors at TIFF 2019 Subverted Everything
The Unsung Gems of TIFF 2019: Three Under-the-Radar Films You Should Know About
The Streamer’s Guide to the 2019 New York Film Festival: What Non-Festgoers Can Watch at Home
‘Liberté’ Review: A Prolonged Graphic Experience That Overstays Its Welcome [NYFF]
‘Young Ahmed’ Review: A Realistic But Uneven Look at the Effects of Extremism [NYFF]
‘The Moneychanger’ Review: A Slight Political Drama with a Few Delights [NYFF]
‘Wasp Network’ Review: Even Recut, It’s Still a Clunker [NYFF]
10 Lessons From Watching the Entire 2019 New York Film Festival Main Slate
‘First Cow’ Review: Kelly Reichardt’s Intriguing Tale of Early American Capitalism [NYFF]
Reporting
Todd Phillips Denies ‘Joker’ Sequel & Meeting Reports; Responds to Scorsese’s Marvel Comments
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