Black Panther uses grounded villain to embody complex issues never seen...
One of the pleasures of the science fiction movie genre is how it allows for new social constructs within familiar stories. More often than...
Best 20 Films of 2017 – part 2
Continuing this critic's countdown to the number one movie of 2017, below you will find my top 10 movies of 2017. Some might find...
Best 20 Films of 2017 – part 1
It took awhile, but I wanted to participate in all the polls before settling on my picks for the 20 best films I saw in 2017, Here...
Phantom Thread comes close to dominating International Cinephile Society best of...
This critic ends his duties in the 2017 cinematic awards season with a second year participating in the 15th International Cinephile Society poll (getting me...
Lover for a Day presents beautiful if cynical story about relationships
“How does somebody suddenly become so indifferent?” “That’s it, no more relationships if that’s how it ends.” “I was played by love. Not by...
Phantom Thread costume designer Mark Bridges talks sewing story into costume...
When Mark Bridges answered Paul Thomas Anderson's call to once again work with him as costume designer on one of his movies, he was happy to...
In the Fade features strong acting to deliver dark message about...
After winning the Golden Globe for best foreign language film earlier this month, In the Fade was snubbed in the same category by the...
Happy End: Apathy as melodrama never felt so dull — a...
Though still celebrated for his dark observations of human nature in the ‘90s, Austrian director Michael Haneke has made some strong movies in his...
Phantom Thread shows how love transcends tension of power dynamics —...
Phantom Thread, the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson, is all that you want in a love story but nothing you'd expect. With every...
I, Tonya presents complex picture of truth and sympathy of hated...
The world of celebrity can be a difficult. You can be admired and hated at the turn of a dime. But sometimes you can...