So, we made it. 100 movies in 100 days. Now that we’re here though, I almost don’t want to write this one. I’ve spent the last three months and change diving into my favorite movies, exploring what they meant to me the first time I saw them, what they meant…

There are two Oval Office-based TV shows that have been popular and successful over the last 20 years, and the two of them take diametrically opposed viewpoints on American politics. The West Wing (from 1999–2006) had an unabashedly positive view of the American political system, portraying all of the players…

When Zero Dark Thirty was released in 2012, it seemed like the overwhelming amount of conversation regarding the movie was focused on either the first 20–30 minutes, which feature depictions of what has come to euphemistically be called “enhanced interrogation techniques,” and the final 30 minutes or so, which depicts…

Let’s talk about depression. We all kind of know what depression is, roughly how it’s defined by experts, and how it manifests in a practical sense. Some of us know people who have suffered from depression, and some of us have unfortunately suffered from bouts of depression ourselves. …

As opening lines go, Rounders has one of the best of any movie on my list: Listen, here’s the thing: If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, then you are the sucker. I’m not exactly a poker whiz, but I’ve played more poker in…

I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall on April 6, 2008, at the Fenway AMC theater, with my freshman year college roommate and a handful of other friends. …

In terms of pure, raw funny, I don’t think there’s ever been a movie that can make me laugh quite like Airplane! can. It’s the ultimate parody, perfectly encapsulating all the familiar beats from a generic disaster movie. It’s the small melodramatic moments that really sell it for me. The…

Inception used to be one of my select few favorite movies — it easily cracked the Top 10 and would have been very close to the top for a number of years. …

To be honest, I’m not quite sure why this movie is named “Beauty and the Beast” rather than “Gaston’s Incredible Physique, Bravery, and Overall Aesthetic.” I’ve had arguments with people about this movie for the last several decades. My stance was, is, and always will be that Gaston is the…