Half a century later, its themes feel prophetic. Identity, systemic inequity, and a culture addicted to media spectacle are even sharper in today’s world, where every crisis is broadcast and replayed in seconds. Dog Day Afternoon isn’t just a time capsule of the 1970s — it’s a mirror, reminding us how spectacle, desperation, and humanity intertwine.

Released in 1995, The Net imagined a world where one woman’s identity could be erased with a keystroke, long before we understood just how much power the internet would hold over our lives.

Of course, I noticed Robert Redford first in Out of Africa , but I was young and unshrunken at that point, and I preferred bad boys who...

Why it Matters A high-energy cheerleading comedy that debuted 25 years ago, Bring It On quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Directed...

Remember September 2000? Y2K panic was officially behind us, iPods hadn’t yet replaced our mix CDs, and the soundtrack to every vaguely...

Spike Lee and Highest 2 Lowest: A Revelation In my earlier, immature, less enlightened years, I didn’t get Spike Lee. I didn’t like the...

Time to say good-bye to all things Sex and the City, and hear about the exciting announcement of Claire Danes' new show coming out in...

On this 4th of July, choose the screen, not the parades. Look at great American moments from our past. Hope they can come back in the future. Hollister...

I don’t know what you were doing this week, but I was watching Cannes from the sidelines, piecing together the buzz, the ovations, and...

Is it possible that a movie with Bill Murray could bring out actual empathy?Yes. Yes, he can.

The Morning Show, Season Three, who knew it was real?

Crisp, fast dialogue. Extremely funny dialogue. Unexpected twists and turns. Amazing acting.

Season six of The Handmaid's Tale is here. What to watch before it begins to remind you of the last eight years....

Christine’s review of Adolescence, Netflix’s #1 series about an eleven-year-old boy who kills his classmate, will have you turning off...

And it’s good. No, it’s great. It’s funny. So you have to be on your toes paying attention. You can feel your brain synapsing.

Some of the greatest movies tell stories that are so personal they become universal. The Brazilian film I'm Still Here achieves exactly...

Christine Merser AKA Hollister has nothing but praise for Jesse Eisenberg from the start of this week's episode, as she dives into his...

Christine Merser aka Hollister has a solo episode for us after watching and being left speechless by Netflix's new documentary, Martha,...

Christine Merser (AKA Hollister) goes this one alone.  Fresh Kills , according to her review, should have been front and center at the...

There is a reason why “Challengers” has become the darling of the independent film and theater community. I have never seen a film that...