The Hunt (2013, Thomas Vinterberg) is one of those disturbing films that depressingly reveals something seemingly fundamental about the human condition, e.g., just how easily “good” people can be reduced…
Philomena (2013, Stephen Frears), one of the most important films of 2013, is one in a long line of powerful contemporary films (Spotlight, The Magdalene Sisters, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence…
When I first watched this neglected gem of a film, I was really taken by how well it captured the potential damage to a young child by extremely dysfunctional (abusive…
Seldom does a horror film come along that really disturbed me and left me a little shaken. (Of course, that may be because I don’t really watch “torture porn” horror…
Now, while I have never thought the Academy Awards are a legitimate barometer of the “best” films of the year (most films that go on to be considered the most…
If you read my “About” blurb, you know that part of my project for this blog is to relate my thoughts as I try to prioritize screening the most important…
(In light of what is going on in Gaza right now — at best a crimes against humanity ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, at worst outright genocide — I…
So, I finally screened Avatar: The Way of Water (2022, James Cameron). I must confess that I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. To be more precise,…
First of all, let me stress that I love the Black Panther franchise and the world that has been created for it. I especially love the characters and their organic…
Every year I devote October to watching a lot of horror films. I love the horror genre even if I don’t like most of the horror films I watch. This…
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