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: Alive in the Catacombs (2025) Review
Queens of the Stone Age reach new creative heights with a mesmerizing jaunt into the catacombs of Paris.
Ikiru (1952) Review
Kurosawa’s devastating portrait of failing health and existential ambitions.
Spartacus (1960) Review
Stanley Kubrick’s 3-hour historical epic is glorious.
Paths of Glory (1957) Review
Before Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick explored the folly of war in Paths of Glory.
The Florida Project (2017) Review
Sean Baker’s storytelling reaches a captivating peak with The Florida Project.
Wings of Desire (1987) Review
To be human is to willingly embrace the very worst parts of it.
Pulp Fiction (1994) Review
Tarantino’s 1994 classic is still a wicked good time at the movies.
Take Out (2004) Review
Sean Baker’s second film is a tightly-focused immigrant and food delivery story.
Vampyr (1932) Review
The minds behind The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) return with a dreamier horror story.