Marshall and the Movies
Marshall ShafferFilm critic Marshall Shaffer talks you through the movies you should watch, twice a week.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 453 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Long Ass Movies, Vol. III
Well … now I’ve seen it in all 172 minutes of glory. (Rankings updated.)
Everyone loves to complain about a long ass movie until Christopher Nolan comes around every 3 years and inspires the durational capacity of the human bladder. As the...
Becoming ALIEN(S)
Our hero is a survivor. They’ve been missing for decades. They thought they’d already fought their toughest battles. But to get home, they’ll have to fight any number of mythical creatures and prove their mettle once again.
Am I talking ab...
The Upstream: July 2026
Happy Odyssey release month! We’ve made it, friends.
The Odyssey, 2026. © Universal
Until Christopher Nolan’s latest big-screen spectacle beams into our eyes, here are 10 movies to watch on the small screen because they’ve just come to th...
My Ranking of AFI's Top 100 American Films
And a deep dive into the final 4 I needed to watch
Happy 250th birthday, America! Squint hard enough and you don’t look a day over 189. Or maybe 89, given what’s happening in the news on any given day…
This Is Canadian Content 🇨🇦
It’s July 1, which means two things:
First, we’re halfway through the year, an occasion that prompts many movie lovers to take stock of the year and rank the crop. (You’ll have to wait until New Year’s Eve to get anything from me here!)
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