Alan Scherstuhl

Alan Scherstuhl is film editor and writer at Voice Media Group. VMG publications include Denver Westword, Miami New Times, Phoenix New Times, Dallas Observer, Houston Press and New Times Broward-Palm Beach.

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Beyond <i>Roma</i>: Here Are 4 Other New Netflix Films as Good as Anything in Theaters

Beyond Roma: Here Are 4 Other New Netflix Films as Good as Anything in Theaters

By Alan Scherstuhl

The Ten Best Films of 2018

The Ten Best Films of 2018

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Vice</i> Can’t Make Sense of Dick Cheney, but It Can Give You a Headache

Vice Can’t Make Sense of Dick Cheney, but It Can Give You a Headache

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>On the Basis of Sex</i> Shrewdly Makes RBG Into a Feminist Jimmy Stewart

On the Basis of Sex Shrewdly Makes RBG Into a Feminist Jimmy Stewart

By Alan Scherstuhl

A Toast to 2018, the Year Movies Roared Back

A Toast to 2018, the Year Movies Roared Back

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Searching for Ingmar Bergman</i> Is a Cheery Toasting of a Most Somber Genius

Searching for Ingmar Bergman Is a Cheery Toasting of a Most Somber Genius

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Welcome to Marwen</i> Crashes Into the Limits of Hollywood’s Imagination

Welcome to Marwen Crashes Into the Limits of Hollywood’s Imagination

By Alan Scherstuhl

Emily Blunt Rules, and <i>Mary Poppins Returns</i> Is Not at All Atrocious

Emily Blunt Rules, and Mary Poppins Returns Is Not at All Atrocious

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Aquaman</i> Proves Superheroes Are Better Down Where It’s Wetter

Aquaman Proves Superheroes Are Better Down Where It’s Wetter

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Ben Is Back</i> Pits a Dazzling Julia Roberts Against the Opioid Scourge

Ben Is Back Pits a Dazzling Julia Roberts Against the Opioid Scourge

By Alan Scherstuhl

Cities Roll, Fight and Eat Each Other in the Otherwise Meh <i>Mortal Engines</i>

Cities Roll, Fight and Eat Each Other in the Otherwise Meh Mortal Engines

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Into the Spider-Verse</i> Is the Best Superhero Movie Since <i>The Dark Knight</i>

Into the Spider-Verse Is the Best Superhero Movie Since The Dark Knight

By Alan Scherstuhl

In <i>Mary Queen of Scots</i>, Great Women Face Hard Truths About Wielding Power

In Mary Queen of Scots, Great Women Face Hard Truths About Wielding Power

By Alan Scherstuhl

With <i>Mowgli</i>, Netflix Has Its First Blockbuster

With Mowgli, Netflix Has Its First Blockbuster

By Alan Scherstuhl

As Fascism Rises, <i>Schindler’s List</i> Has Become Almost Radical

As Fascism Rises, Schindler’s List Has Become Almost Radical

By Alan Scherstuhl

Netflix’s Exquisite <i>Happy as Lazzaro</i> Asks: What’s to Live for After a Life of Toil?

Netflix’s Exquisite Happy as Lazzaro Asks: What’s to Live for After a Life of Toil?

By Alan Scherstuhl

Paul Dano’s <i>Wildlife</i> Is a Superb Drama of a Fracturing American Family

Paul Dano’s Wildlife Is a Superb Drama of a Fracturing American Family

By Alan Scherstuhl

<i>Creed II</i> Follows Up a Classic With (Sigh) an Okay <i>Rocky</i> Movie

Creed II Follows Up a Classic With (Sigh) an Okay Rocky Movie

By Alan Scherstuhl

Julian Schnabel’s <i>At Eternity’s Gate</i> Invites Us to Look Through Van Gogh’s Eyes

Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate Invites Us to Look Through Van Gogh’s Eyes

By Alan Scherstuhl

Vivid Argentine Crime Drama <i>El Angel</i> Studies the Killer Behind a Baby Face

Vivid Argentine Crime Drama El Angel Studies the Killer Behind a Baby Face

By Alan Scherstuhl

In <i>Monrovia, Indiana</i>, Midwestern Politeness Tumps Frederick Wiseman

In Monrovia, Indiana, Midwestern Politeness Tumps Frederick Wiseman

By Alan Scherstuhl

Savory <i>Chef Flynn</i> Reveals the Promise and Price of Being a Teen Wonder

Savory Chef Flynn Reveals the Promise and Price of Being a Teen Wonder

By Alan Scherstuhl

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