Nick Newman

Christian Slater on the Spontaneity and Trees of Lars von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’

It's been a good while since we've had Christian Slater inhabit a major role in a publicity-surrounded production, which can only make the impact of his work in Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac all the more welcome. But, more than a turn with decent screen time, it's the sort of lasting, unique character work that defined his earlier appearances -- something he seemed fairly aware of in our conversation....

[Review] The Grand Budapest Hotel

A funny thing happened at some point in these past few years: Wes Anderson became embraced once more. While America’s tidiest teller of tragicomic stories had n...

[Review] The Wolf of Wall Street

At one relatively indeterminate point in The Wolf of Wall Street's lengthy, fuzzy chronology -- 150 minutes? six years? -- a plane explodes, hurtling the burned...

Nick Newman

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Nick lives in New York with his cats Drenka and Telemachus.