A NOTE ABOUT THE ACADEMY AND DIVERSITY I’ve come to the conclusion that trying to whittle down my list of the best films of the year to just 10 films is stupid and pointless. There are more than 10 films that I hold in slightly more esteem than others. …

If you want to understand why Bong Joon-ho has become one of the most exciting filmmakers of the past decade, all you need to do is consider the screenshot above. It is a beautifully composed shot, but there’s more going on in it, more being communicated than it would seem. …

This review is an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of the film. From its opening frames, it is clear that The Irishman is Martin Scorsese’s foray into the zombie genre. We begin with one of those great tracking shots the famed filmmaker is known for — like the Copacabana shot in Goodfellas…

Queen and Slim came out in a very loaded November and it took me a few weeks to finally catch up with it. I was sold by the trailer and was really excited for the film, but by the time I was ready to see it, my expectations had dipped…

I get that there are some people out there uncomfortable with the very idea of this movie. It is, after all a satirical concoction of modernity’s darkest hour: the rise of fascism in Germany. The film does not focus on the Holocaust per se, as Life is Beautiful did (another…

Years from now, they will admit they made a mistake. Even those who recognized a superior performance, but still failed to vote for Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems — these Academy members are going to wake up one morning and say to themselves… What the hell was I thinking? …

Were Knives Out merely a brilliant whodunit (which it is) centered around colorful characters, all whom add an abundance of humor, it might still have made my top 13 list based on the skillfulness and craftsmanship employed by writer-director Rian Johnson. What raises this already superb entertainment however, is the…

For many, The Lighthouse will prove too dark, too disturbing and perhaps too abstract. I respect that. For the rest of us more peculiar folk, however, The Lighthouse is a dark, deliciously weird, oddly humorous slice of Gothic horror. Yes, it is “arty” and at times even opaque, filled with…

I’ve never read the beloved book by Jonathan Lethem, but I absolutely adored Edward Norton’s adaptation of Motherless Brooklyn and am more than a little surprised it did not gain more traction with the critical community. …