
Classic Film Review: ‘In the Mood for Love’ Is Intellectually Challenging
This is one of those situations where I find myself just loving a film, even though I know... Read More »
This is one of those situations where I find myself just loving a film, even though I know... Read More »
This week saw the return of major league baseball for the 2021 season. In recent years, I’ve found... Read More »
Has anybody ever met one of the blonde ice queens who seem to populate every film ever made... Read More »
Paul Newman is the titular star of frequent collaborator and Best Director nominee Martin Ritt’s (The Spy Who... Read More »
The Road to… series probably wouldn’t be massively successful today because all of the entries in the series... Read More »
I approached Short Cuts (1993) with unbridled excitement and high expectations. It did not let me down. So... Read More »
When I saw The Player (1992), I was responding to the hype as much as I was responding... Read More »
Most cinephiles will get a faraway look in their eyes when they reminisce about 1970’s cinema and the... Read More »
Few studios in the world have earned more critical acclaim than Studio Ghibli. Founded by the legendary filmmakers... Read More »
Just the other day, a friend and I had a discussion about what the last true classic Christmas... Read More »
Sex. Lust. Desire. These aren’t the usual words that you would associate with a nun. For decades now,... Read More »
Mild-mannered Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) opens doors, buys drinks for everyone, and invites one and all for... Read More »
The year was 1939. Hitler was in power, Britain just declared war with Germany, and the United States... Read More »
Shortly after I watched The Candidate for the second time in a month, I watched the final presidential... Read More »
It would be understandable if Joss Whedon had a strong dislike for the folks over at Fox. After... Read More »
Where do you begin a discussion on Psycho in 2020? The iconic film from Alfred Hitchcock has long... Read More »
There are many aspects required to make a good film: the acting, the production, and the editing, to... Read More »