Looking through my list for 2025 I’m struck by how many films made the cut that deal with existential issues around death, meaning, and so on and so forth. Not sure what that says about me. (I have a pretty good idea, actually. I swear it’s not negative though!) I made a pretty conscious effort to... Continue Reading →
Queens of the Stone Age are Alive in the Catacombs
Queens of the Stone Age reach new creative heights with a mesmerizing jaunt into the catacombs of Paris.
Reflections at the End of the Line
Kurosawa’s devastating portrait of failing health and existential ambitions.
Kubrick’s Work-for-Hire Epic
Stanley Kubrick’s 3-hour historical epic is glorious.
The Men Died Wonderfully
Before Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick explored the folly of war in Paths of Glory.
The Spaces Between
Sean Baker’s storytelling reaches a captivating peak with The Florida Project.
On Wings of Desire
To be human is to willingly embrace the very worst parts of it.
Yet Another Pulp Fiction Post
Tarantino’s 1994 classic is still a wicked good time at the movies.
Delivering Food in These Trying Times
Sean Baker’s second film is a tightly-focused immigrant and food delivery story.
Carl Theodor Dreyer Dreams of Vampyrs
The minds behind The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) return with a dreamier horror story.