Backlash
I haven’t seen The Shape of Water, but I expect many think pieces to come…
Not Much Oscarpalooza
Last year, I failed at Oscarpalooza because I had a newborn. As in, my daughter…
Too Good for Its Own Good
Films have so many moving parts that it’s nigh-impossible for all of them to function…
All Our Stories
I rented Get Out, and it means I have now seen a whopping one of…
The Myth of the Incompetent Father
“You’re a woman; you can handle it!” —the manager of my apartment complex, when I…
Lunch Link: Errol Morris’s “Most Valuable Whatever”
“Most Valuable Whatever” (2015) dir. Errol Morris One of Errol Morris’s chief preoccupations is obsession. So…
The Academy and Mr. Spielberg
When I initially heard about The Post, my reaction was to wonder how the Academy…
Taco Break – Movie Podcasts
I’m not going to attempt a comprehensive list of the many, many film podcasts available…
Critical Ability
Every once in a while, every critic gets asked why they don’t [thing they do…
Taco Break: Is Your Movie Watching Experience Hackable?
Consider this my contribution to click-bait headlines for the year. Some months ago The Verge…