Jenni Miller

Interview

Tig Notaro on romance, topless comedy, and her new Netflix doc

It’s 2012, and Tig Notaro is overwhelmed by the attention she’s receiving from the mainstream media. She’s grieving…

Reviews

The viscerally weird <i>Felt</i> belongs equally to its director and star

Reviews

The viscerally weird Felt belongs equally to its director and star

“My life is a fucking nightmare.” Those are the first words spoken in Felt, a short, roughhewn movie about an artist…

3/26/15

For the love of strong women, basketball, and a naked Omar Epps

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: With…

Interview

Rinko Kikuchi on bunnies, the Mako Mori test, and <i>Kumiko The Treasure Hunter</i>

Interview

Rinko Kikuchi on bunnies, the Mako Mori test, and Kumiko The Treasure Hunter

Since grabbing international attention with her Oscar-nominated role in Babel, Rinko Kikuchi has made an…

3/17/15

A Victorian-era romance as dark, muddy, and gloomy as the Victorian era

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: With…

Reviews

<i>Cake</i> is Jennifer Aniston’s half-baked attempt to be taken seriously

Reviews

Cake is Jennifer Aniston’s half-baked attempt to be taken seriously

The unforgiving microscope of the media can be harsh to women, and that goes double for someone like Jennifer…

11/28/14

Catherine Keener, suburban torture mom

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

Reviews

<i>Butter On The Latch</i> and <i>Thou Wast Mild And Lovely</i> make an eerie double feature

Reviews

Butter On The Latch and Thou Wast Mild And Lovely make an eerie double feature

Josephine Decker’s first two narrative features make for a heady, dreamy double bill for anyone patient enough to…

Reviews

Internet-age romance <i>The Heart Machine</i> starts strong but loses the beat

Reviews

Internet-age romance The Heart Machine starts strong but loses the beat

Ostensibly a thriller, The Heart Machine is really a quiet drama that probes the meaning of intimacy in the Internet…

Spoiler Space

Spoiler Space: The Heart Machine

Thoughts on, and a place to discuss, the plot details we can’t reveal in our review.

Reviews

Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton share a talky, uneven <i>Two Night Stand</i>

Reviews

Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton share a talky, uneven Two Night Stand

Two Night Stand comes so close to saying something insightful about dating in the digital age that the inevitable…

9/9/14

MacGruber goes undercover as a serious scientist in <i>Run & Jump</i>

MacGruber goes undercover as a serious scientist in Run & Jump

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

Reviews

The sex comedy <i>Wetlands</i> is wonderfully filthy and wildly perverse

Reviews

The sex comedy Wetlands is wonderfully filthy and wildly perverse

Wetlands and its gynecologically obsessed heroine Helen (Carla Juri) is the answer to every post-Porky’s boner…

9/2/14

Eric Bana is “just a normal bloke who likes a bit of torture”

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

7/23/14

When it comes to extreme horror, America has nothing on France

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

7/17/14

Everything is bigger in Tobe Hooper’s deranged <i>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2</i>

Everything is bigger in Tobe Hooper’s deranged The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…

Best Of

The best films of 2014 (so far): A halftime report in superlatives

Hollywood rebooted Godzilla. Tom Cruise rebooted his charisma. Scarlett Johansson played double duty on a Friday in…

6/25/14

<i>Dirty Dancing</i> meets the boyfriend experience

Dirty Dancing meets the boyfriend experience

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: While…

Reviews

<i>A People Uncounted</i> offers a crash course in Roma culture

Reviews

A People Uncounted offers a crash course in Roma culture

There are currently two reality shows that exploit the basest stereotypes of the Roma, TLC’s Gypsy Sisters and My…

Reviews

Thomas Haden Church stars in <i>Whitewash</i>, an undercooked survival thriller

Reviews

Thomas Haden Church stars in Whitewash, an undercooked survival thriller

Thomas Haden Church does some heavy lifting as the main character of Whitewash, a survival thriller that takes place…

Jenni Miller's posts

Tig Notaro on romance, topless comedy, and her new Netflix doc

The viscerally weird Felt belongs equally to its director and star

For the love of strong women, basketball, and a naked Omar Epps

Rinko Kikuchi on bunnies, the Mako Mori test, and Kumiko The Treasure Hunter

A Victorian-era romance as dark, muddy, and gloomy as the Victorian era

Cake is Jennifer Aniston’s half-baked attempt to be taken seriously

Catherine Keener, suburban torture mom

Butter On The Latch and Thou Wast Mild And Lovely make an eerie double feature

Internet-age romance The Heart Machine starts strong but loses the beat

Spoiler Space: The Heart Machine

Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton share a talky, uneven Two Night Stand

MacGruber goes undercover as a serious scientist in Run & Jump

The sex comedy Wetlands is wonderfully filthy and wildly perverse

Eric Bana is “just a normal bloke who likes a bit of torture”

When it comes to extreme horror, America has nothing on France

Everything is bigger in Tobe Hooper’s deranged The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

The best films of 2014 (so far): A halftime report in superlatives

Dirty Dancing meets the boyfriend experience

A People Uncounted offers a crash course in Roma culture

Thomas Haden Church stars in Whitewash, an undercooked survival thriller