As a high school film teacher, I often joked with my English department colleagues about how little I read. They’d say things like, “the book
Category: Film Reviews
REDUX REDUX — A Multiverse Revenge Tale
When you spend a lot of your time talking about, writing about, and reading about movies — and generally build your whole existence around them
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE — A Satirical AI Apocalypse That Feels Uncomfortably Timely
Gore Verbinski really made a mark for himself with the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Ring just before that. But he hasn’t had
PRIMATE — Practical Effects Can’t Save a Script This Bananas
There are often valid reasons to break the rules of screenwriting. If a film can succeed in twisting or subverting our expectations, ignoring tried-and-tested patterns
The Silver Screen’s Call: Why Empathy is the Real Blockbuster
In 1989, Spike Lee gave us one of the greatest summer movies of all time, Do the Right Thing. It’s a film where you can
Cinematic Reflections: Movies, Grief, and Cultural Context
By the end of 2025, I’ll have been writing about films for ten years. It was January 1, 2016, when I wrote my first review
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