A fact about me: I have a Masters in Political Science, yet I now regret even going into that cesspool of red tape, democratic authoritarianism, pettiness, greed, power lust, gaslighting, ratfucking, cockblocking,...

I'm not a horror buff. Only a few films make my Top 100 favorite list that qualifies as horror - I think with just one hand I can count them - because...

One of my Top 10 Criterion films, the great German director Fritz Lang, two years before the rise of Hitler and his exile from his home, produced a stunning film that haunts...

Francois Truffaut, trending from art house to mainstream, decided to turn the camera on himself in a composition of troubled actors, hidden loves, and technical misfires. The result is something that is...

Coming soon is the British historical drama Peterloo, the latest from writer/director Mike Leigh. Leigh's work features the aesthetic touch to social situations in contemporary Britain and real-life figures from history. Starting...

Prior to the Spanish Civil War, General Francisco Franco had actually written a screenplay that was produced. In his story, it involves two brothers, one who supports the New Republic (1931-39) and...

I'm a classic rock guy. Even though I am 28 years old, I was introduced to bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and U2, and solo artists like Elton John, Bob...

"Somebody told me that what I do is good because it tells people that it's okay to be weird. I've been weird my entire life. I tried to be normal and it...