Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist is a Los Angeles-based film critic and entertainment journalist with more than 20 years’ experience for dozens of print and online outlets, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly and Fangoria. An obsessive soundtrack collector, sneaker aficionado and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Todd currently lives in Silverlake, California with his amazing wife Julie, two cats Beatrix and Biscuit, and several thousand books, vinyl records and Blu-rays.
Latest articles by Todd Gilchrist
![George Clooney directs and stars in 'The Midnight Sky,' about a scientist on Earth trying to get an urgent message to a group of astronauts in space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rnT7tbimL42TuvTpRqFE5n-320-80.jpg)
The Midnight Sky review: Clooney makes a welcome return to form with a sci-fi adventure.
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
In The Midnight Sky, an Earthbound scientist races to contact the crew of a spacecraft before they return to a planet that's become uninhabitable.
![In 'Holidate,' Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey agree to date each other only on holidays and get togethers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAi3h2TatCdVZ8xYs8FPZV-320-80.jpg)
Holidate Review: occasional fun, but not vital viewing
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
In Holidate, two unhappy singles make a pact to be each other's plus one for a year's worth of events and gatherings.
![The Blumhouse Productions logo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AMKPGnoR42MzUM2DGJn9gg-320-80.jpeg)
Blumhouse partners with Amazon Prime for eight horror premieres
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
On Thursday, Blumhouse announced “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” a slate of eight films linked by common themes to premiere on Amazon Prime starting in October 2020.
![Val Kilmer reflects on a life on and off camera in this illuminating documentary drawn from home movies shot throughout his career.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rQTHANdiLHXVG4sDCBA3A-320-80.jpg)
Val review: a self-portrait of Val Kilmer's life and work, vividly captured on film
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
Using behind-the-scenes footage he captured during his career, Val Kilmer looks back at the ups and downs of an actor wrestling with success.
![In 'Goldeneye,' Pierce Brosnan became the fourth actor to play the British superspy, catapulting him into a new era.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CRRzxEEW2qEpDh9BHoQt8k-320-80.jpg)
How Goldeneye brought James Bond into a new era but didn't clean up his act
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
For Goldeneye, the Bond producers opted for blockbuster action instead of international intrigue.
![Jackass Forever](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXDFsTXTCqAVCx8KHkGDAE-320-80.jpg)
'Jackass Forever' movie review: the team's a little older, even less wise but just as wonderful
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and most of the Jackass cast return for one more gag-inducing ride.
![Rifkin's Festival Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Louis Garrel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67sXUoaCxj2jr5wJyYSALQ-320-80.jpg)
'Rifkin’s Festival' review: otherwise unexceptional Woody Allen movie rescued by Vittorio Storaro
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
In Woody Allen's 'Rifkin's Festival,' when a struggling novelist joins his publicist wife at a film festival, sparks fly and complications pile up for both of them.
![Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) reflect on the truths of a beautiful fantasy world that conceals the depressing reality of humanity's fate.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jKVDX4VFi3oc4cvhsVFVdn-320-80.jpeg)
'The Matrix Resurrections' Review: Deja vu, all over again
By Todd Gilchrist published
'The Matrix Resurrections,' a follow-up to one of the most groundbreaking films of the last few decades, seems content to run a victory lap instead of pushing its innovation forward.
![Rival gangs the Jets and Sharls gather at a community event to hash out the terms of their turf rumble in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of 'West Side Story.'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jEiht6sKopz43Wqw3fJbBf-320-80.jpg)
'West Side Story' 2021 review: Spielberg's version is pretty and witty, but a call to wise up
By Todd Gilchrist published
Two star-crossed lovers come between warring New York street gangs in this remake of the classic music by Jerone Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.
![Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) and Alana Kane (Alana Haim) enjoy a liberating moment of freedom after a scary run-in with the cops in Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza.'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yXjCxHFsaduKu8bWozfdBE-320-80.jpg)
'Licorice Pizza' Review: More punch-drunk love from the Paul Thomas Anderson
By Todd Gilchrist published
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza' takes him back to his 'Boogie Nights' days with a coming-of-age romance as irresistible as it is impossible to understand.
![Ethan Hawke plays a U.S. military operative searching for his twin brother in Abel Ferrara's 'Zeros and Ones.'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rJwc8aT7x2h3tuZKgacAiS-320-80.jpg)
'Zeros and Ones' Review: Abel Ferrara’s latest doesn’t add up to enough
By Todd Gilchrist published
Abel Ferrara and Ethan Hawke team up for 'Zeroes and Ones,' a disappointing outing that fails to transform a quarantined Rome into a sociopolitical battlefield.
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'Home Sweet Home Alone' Review: A holiday tradition that Disney should let die
By Todd Gilchrist published
If the world hasn't outgrown Looney Tunes-style violence perpetrated on dim-witted thieves, the surprisingly strong 'Home Sweet Home Alone' team should have known how to make this work.
![Below Deck Mediterranean](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aABtNKieS6bSR4DXoVdbkT-320-80.jpg)
'Below Deck Med' 6.17 Review: Nothing Comes Over Easy
By Todd Gilchrist published
As the season comes to an unceremonious close, the crew of the Lady Michelle struggles to keep operations running smoothly.
![Below Deck Mediterranean](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpXX9eEQkKBBG8SuCEuaDQ-320-80.jpg)
'Below Deck Med' 6.16 Review: Sleepless in Croatia
By Todd Gilchrist published
When the last charter guests of the season test the crew's stamina, the finish line seems further off than ever.
![Below Dec Mediterranean season 6](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZLrKzQu9EWQXetAvHnYHuL-320-80.jpg)
‘Below Deck Med’ 6.15 Review: Three’s A Crowd
By Todd Gilchrist published
Another night out for the crew results in more conflicts as the end of charter season quickly approaches.
![No Time to Die](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e4hToGyzVShSBExi6r8Gm6-320-80.jpg)
'No Time To Die' Review: But probably more than we needed
By Todd Gilchrist published
James Bond faces a complex past — his and the franchise's — as Daniels Craig's tenure as the super spy comes to an end.
![Bosun Malia and deck hand Mzi lug chairs and tables up a steep hill to prepare for a guest picnic in an abandoned film set.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DxfYgsEQvLMqojhWupwKw6-320-80.jpg)
'Below Deck Med' 6.14 Review: All I Need Is A Miracle
By Todd Gilchrist published
A new group of charter guests challenges the Lady Michelle crew as they adapt to working with only two interior crew members.
![in 'Yes Day,' Edgar Ramirez and Jennifer Garner play parents who reluctantly agree to say yes for 24 hours to any and all plans made by their three kids.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nDrF4K4DyJ7sUNSnBTGjoj-320-80.jpg)
'Yes Day' Review: A positive spin on parent-kid relationships
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
In 'Yes Day,' hijinks ensue when a pair of uptight parents let their three kids make up the rules for a full day of activities.
![Chef Mathew and stew Lexi sit down for a climactic conversation with Captain Sandy over their individual fates after another explosive night off the boat.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aTRCuPpQSZzegdPgm3Hh2h-320-80.jpg)
'Below Deck Med' 6.13 Review: A Hard Day’s Night
By Todd Gilchrist published
Lexi's toxicity comes to a head — with the help of chef Mathew, who isn't much better — forcing Captain Sandy to make a critical decision.
![In 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines,' aspiring filmmaker Katie Mitchell (Abby Jacobson) must find common ground with her generationally-disadvantaged father Nick (Danny McBride) during a road trip to college that gets interrupted when sentient robots attempt to enslave humanity.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/epPBibnbptimHafDp3DfTU-320-80.jpg)
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Review: When it's Lord and Miller vs. storytelling convention we all win
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
In 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines,' a dysfunctional family must come together to stop a tech giant's plan to overthrow humanity on the way to drop their eldest daughter at college.
![Harris Shaw (Michael Caine) wonders about his next drink while Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza) worries about the future of her publishing company in Lina Roessler's 'Best Sellers'.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSTYTGHxPvpC42YYLMUUqX-320-80.jpg)
'Best Sellers' Review: A middle-of-the-road page turner at best
By Todd Gilchrist published
When a desperate young publisher teams up with a cantankerous author, a promotional road trip turns into a journey of camaraderie and self-discovery.
![As Delaney tries to keep the peace with endless bits of trivia, Malia intercedes in an argument between Lexi and Mathew to try and lower the tension on a group outing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ErY2JQakUDm7syBeqh4ZXm-320-80.jpg)
'Below Deck Med' 6.12 Review: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
By Todd Gilchrist published
Another excursion off the boat for the crew leads to inevitable confrontations, if sadly also some collateral damage for other team members.
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