PinnedKevin GosztolainThe Wide ShotWhat Makes ‘Rebel Ridge’ A Spectacular Action ThrillerJeremy Saulnier’s action thriller offers audiences a more human kind of vigilante heroSep 9Sep 9
PinnedKevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Western About Women And The American FrontierViggo Mortensen uses the American frontier of the 1860s as a backdrop for exploring how women find their strength in a world ruled by men.Jun 8Jun 8
PinnedKevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘I Saw The TV Glow’: Defying The ‘Marvel Hegemony’Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw The TV Glow” is a strong statement by a filmmaker who won’t be constrained by conventions of American…May 24May 24
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘The Apprentice’ Is Well-Crafted Political FilmmakingWe need more not less films like director Ali Abbasi’s examination of the rise of Donald Trump and the myths surrounding him.Oct 13Oct 13
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘Fail Safe’ At 60: The Classic Suspense Drama About A Nuclear CatastropheDirector Sidney Lumet’s film “Fail Safe” challenged nuclear warfare and the folly of great power competition. The Pentagon sabotaged it.Sep 20Sep 20
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘Natural Born Killers’ At 30: One Of The Most Controversial Films Of the ’90sThe filmmakers involved in “Natural Born Killers” were senselessly accused of inspiring “copycat murders.”Aug 264Aug 264
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ 20 Years Later: The Antiwar Film Audiences Were Never Supposed To SeeReleased on June 25, 2004, Michael Moore’s documentary is still the highest-grossing documentary at the United States box officeJun 306Jun 306
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘Chinatown’: 50 Years Of Tragedy In A World Of Unchecked CorruptionFifty years later, “Chinatown” endures as a classic film involving murder and land and water theft inspired by the California water wars.Jun 207Jun 207
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘A Nightmare Based Upon The Terrors Of Our Time’: ‘Parallax View’ At 50The second film in director Alan Pakula’s ‘70s Paranoia Trilogy’ was released 50 years ago. If made today, it would be considered…Jun 15Jun 15
Kevin GosztolainThe Wide Shot‘Furiosa’ : A Backstory That George Miller Wrote During ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’George Miller’s prequel is an entertaining spectacle, but how it was developed got me thinking more deeply about the film.May 26May 26