Charles Bramesco

Charles Bramesco is a freelance film and TV critic living in Brooklyn. A former staff writer for Rolling Stone, he's been featured in the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Guardian, and many other fine publications. His second book, Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes, will be published in the US on March 14, 2023.

All Articles From Charles Bramesco

No Director Understands the Fragile Male Ego Like Albert Brooks

Woody Allen gets the plaudits, but Brooks is the true connoisseur of men behaving meekly

Charlie Kaufman Has Reached Peak "Whoa, Dude"

"I'm Thinking of Ending Things" is the culmination of 20 years of mindbending solipsism

Remembering the Steve Martin Buddy Comedy That Begins Where "Goodfellas" Ended

Thirty years later, "My Blue Heaven" deserves a second look

The Greatest Case Alan Dershowitz Ever Built Was His Own Mythology

How America's most famous trial lawyer helped create the court of public opinion he now rails against

The Importance of Sitting Through “Unwatchable” Movies

Holocaust drama “The Painted Bird” joins a long tradition of films that make us reckon with human suffering

Looking Back at a Decade of Iconoclastic Director Yorgos Lanthimos

Lanthimos is proof that the movie industry isn't always broken

"Da 5 Bloods" Actor Norm Lewis Explains the Methods and Mayhem of Spike Lee

A 30-year Broadway veteran, Lewis is enjoying a breakout of sorts with his latest role

"Shirley" Is 2020's Most Surprisingly Timely Movie

Shirley Jackson's life is adapted to a movie that's as complicated and interesting as the author's writing

Abel Ferrara Chats Old NYC, Life Before Quarantine and His Porno Roots

The legendary director regales from lockdown in his apartment in Rome

Even at 90, Clint Eastwood's Film Legend Continues to Evolve

"The Mule" and "Richard Jewell" find the iconic actor-director grappling with refreshingly new material

Is There Anything Under the Surface of Ryan Murphy’s Shallow Showbiz Utopias?

With "Hollywood," the "Glee" and "Pose" showrunner demonstrates a troubling return to form

Remembering "Society," The Bizarre '80s Horror Flick Where the Rich Ate the Rich

Brian Yuzna's subversive take on old money vs. new money deserves a second look

Justin Kurzel's "True History of the Kelly Gang" Is a Shoot-Em-Up With Some Soul

For his fourth feature, Australia's prodigal son has returned to his visceral, lo-fi roots

We Watched All 12 of Quibi's "Unscripted" Shows and Learned Absolutely Nothing

It's like a "30 Rock" joke come to life. And not in a good way.

Coronavirus Could Change the Way Movies Are Released — Forever

The sacred “theatrical window” may go by the wayside as studios scramble to limit their losses

Add "Swallow" to the WASP Horror Canon Immediately

Carlo Mirabella-Davis's new film fits comfortably alongside recent successes like "Get Out" and "Ready or Not"