All posts by Josh Ralske
-
Stefon Bristol’s See You Yesterday Melds Time Travel and the Harsh Realities of African-American Life Seamlessly
Stefon Bristol’s See You Yesterday is full of surprises. Produced by Spike Lee, Bristol’s film takes a whimsical premise—a pair of science... -
Battle of the Sexes: The Big-Screen Take on the Iconic Match Balances Truth and Entertainment
There’s something that seems effortless about Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ buoyant, slickly entertaining period sports drama, Battle of the Sexes. But... -
The Trip to Spain: Michael Winterbottom, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Return With The World’s Unlikeliest Buddy Film Franchise
There’s an odd, enjoyable predictability to The Trip to Spain, the third of Michael Winterbottom’s Trip movies—the first two of which began... -
“I Don’t Give Audiences Breathers:” More Conversation with Joshua Oppenheimer
In MovieMaker‘s Summer 2015 issue, critic Sam Adams interviewed Joshua Oppenheimer and offered a sage contemplation on the intellectual and emotional reaches... -
Exposing Two Decades of Fatal Negligence: An Interview with Nick Broomfield on Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, tells a shocking and lurid story. Lonnie Franklin Jr. is said by the... -
The 50-Year Road Trip: Kelly Reichardt on Night Moves
The multi-award-winning Kelly Reichardt has produced work of such routinely superb quality that it eluded me until recently how far outside the... -
Brad Pitt disappoints everyone, as do Marjane Satrapi and Wong Kar Wai
Killing Brad Softly Apparently, Brad Pitt‘s reign as a Hollywood superstar is drawing to a close. And with good reason. I mean,...
Spring 2019
Winter 2019
Guide 2019
Summer 2018
Spring 2018
Year in MovieMaker
Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8