The Manson Movies of 2019
The formula could be expressed thusly, matching up with the chronology of the three films’ premiere dates: Mary Harron’s Charlie Says (Venice Film Festival, September 2, 2018) intends to demythologize the […]
My 25 Favorite Montages & Cross-cutting Sequences
What’s the opposite of a long take? The first four top 25 lists I put together for this blog were matching pairs: scariest scenes and funniest scenes, endings and beginnings. […]
Triple Feature Double Feature: Mabuse/Orpheus
There are two cases on the record of filmmakers producing trilogies that spanned their careers. Fritz Lang began directing films in 1919, but a landmark from his early output is […]
The Class of 2019: My Favorite Movies
“How does he do it?” asked no one. According to my painstaking records, I’ve maintained roughly the same pace in watching movies that were new to me during the last […]
“This Makes No Sense, and So Do I” — A Review of the Goofy and Daffy Duck Films
The first thing that must be acknowledged is that these figures are not mere mortals, and would in fact inspire a mix of awe and terror if they were encountered […]
My Most Anticipated 2019 Movies
As it turns out, two things can be true at once. First, with the aid of a couple different subscription services, I’ve been able to see more movies from the […]
Hamlet on Film: Letterboxd Reviews
I’ve gotten to know this play pretty well over the last couple weeks, having as of this writing seen sixteen of the twenty-seven renditions I’ve lined up for this retrospective. […]
Notes on the Nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards
Lucy pulls the ball away once again! What’s amazing about the Oscars is that, for movie fans, Lucy can do this twice in the span of a month or two. […]
My Favorite Movies of the 2010s
This past decade was an important transitional time for me. It began with me entering my final semester of college, and it ended with me finally moving out of my […]
My Most Anticipated 2020 Movies
Scanning the horizon for next year’s crop of movies yields the usual mix of excitement and despair. Some things haven’t changed much; franchise sequels continue to suck most of the […]
Uh … 3 ½? — The Other Side of the Wind
The Introduction Now that we have it, what do we do with it? Thirteen months ago, The Other Side of the Wind was released to the public, just like that — […]
Announcing My 2020 Movie Retrospective: Hamlet on Film
Shakespearean cinema, like many of the other subjects I’ve approached in my annual film retrospectives, is something in which I’ve long wanted to become more fluent. There are boundless avenues […]
Double Feature: Only Lovers Left Alive and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Suppose you met a vampire one night. You’d probably have some questions. If the first ones that came to mind pertained to the monster’s taste in music, I have news […]
