“Moonlight”, The Door And A Whole Life in Moments

Life rarely announces itself. It’s a series of small moments strung together to reveal a greater whole. That’s something that great films, like MOONLIGHT, understand well.

Bayghazi Reveals Why “The Rock” Is Still Bay’s Best

13 HOURS, flawed as it is, helped me better…

Agents of Their Own Destruction: Horror’s New Final Girls

There is an inescapable tension in how horror handles its women.

On the one hand, the genre is defined by exploitation and slut shaming, the worst puritanical instincts of our culture.

How “La La Land” Won By Losing

I don’t intend for this site to become a home for #takes — and this one is only half-serious. But it’s still dying to be written.

(Necessary interjection here that MOONLIGHT is a lovely film. Its character work is some of the best I’ve ever seen; I…

Why I’ll Always Love Movies More Than TV

The debate of the day is whether television has surpassed cinema as the preeminent art form in the early 21st century. Many people believe that it has, and I can understand why. With the benefit of comparatively unlimited time, television can develop its…

The 10 Best U2 Songs

No introduction necessary. In chronological order.

“Tomorrow”

Okay, Yeah, “M:I-2” Is Actually A Masterpiece

I’m persuaded. This meme is correct.

My Top 10 Films

Any honest top 10 is never finished. The taste might stay the same, but the particulars will change.

A good top 10 can also be more like a statement of purpose. Certain archetypes might be represented. Certain directors. But your identity as a film goer should shine through…