‘From Here to Eternity’ at 70: In Praise of Deborah Kerr’s Defiant Hour
When we think of From Here to Eternity, which turns 70 this year, there’s always one scene we go back to. The famous beach time... Read More
Retrospective
No Snakes Allowed: Ranking the Indiana Jones Films from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ to ‘The Dial of Destiny’
Few film franchises have had as much cultural staying power as Indiana Jones. The adventures of Harrison Ford’s whip-wielding, snake-phobic archeologist have found new generations... Read More
‘40 Carats’ Retrospective: 50 Years Ago Liv Ullman Shined Bright Like a Diamond
It was the casting decision that baffled Hollywood. In the film adaptation of the frothy Broadway comedy 40 Carats, 33-year-old Liv Ullmann, star of numerous... Read More
Everything in its right place: Ranking the films of Wes Anderson from ‘Bottle Rocket’ to ‘Asteroid City’
Few modern filmmakers have established an aesthetic as distinctive as Wes Anderson. Scroll through social media on any given day and you’ll see fan-created artwork... Read More
From ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ to ‘Beautiful Thing,’ Six British Gay Films to Watch for Pride Month
As people look for films to watch on Pride Month, classics like Brokeback Mountain and Moonlight will rightfully make their way to people’s watchlists. But... Read More
‘Funny Games (1998) and (2008)’ retrospective: How Michael Haneke broke the rules in his continent-crossing examination of privilege, nihilism and violence
While both iterations of Funny Games technically ran in their first few festival circuits in 1997 and 2007, it feels appropriate to mark the anniversaries... Read More
‘Titanic’ at 25: My heart still goes on for a masterpiece as magnificent and tragic as the ship itself
Titanic is the first film that I can remember watching. I was too young to see it during its first time in theaters, but first... Read More
From Adam to The Mayor to Glory, ranking of every Big Bad on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’
The iconic Sarah Michelle Gellar is not only returning to TV screens, but is returning to the realm of monster-hunting with the Paramount+ series Wolf... Read More
20 years ago ‘Chicago’ promised a new era of razzle dazzle movie musicals but Hollywood had… artistic differences [Retrospective]
It remains one of the most effective stylistic gambits in cinema history: Over the course of five cuts in about two seconds, we watch as... Read More
30 years later, does the ‘hoo-ah’ of Al Pacino’s Oscar win for ‘Scent of a Woman’ still smell as sweet? [Retrospective]
I fell in love with Oscarwatching in the 90s – which was a magical time for me in regard to cinema. I began to cultivate... Read More
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film 
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out