My Top 10 Scenes from Breaking Bad
Okay, let’s address this up front: there’s a good chance that I’m missing one of your favorite scenes on my own list. If you’ve seen this landmark series, you know it’s an embarrassment of […]
Okay, let’s address this up front: there’s a good chance that I’m missing one of your favorite scenes on my own list. If you’ve seen this landmark series, you know it’s an embarrassment of […]
Breaking Bad (2008-2013): Created by Vince Gilligan. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Giancarlo Esposito, Laura Fraser, and Jesse Plemons. (Fear not…this brief recap […]
Perhaps the most popular surrealist director, Lynch has carved out a truly uncompromising cinematic niche. His films trust emotional instincts to banalities like logic or chronology, meaning you may need to mentally prep before immersing […]
When I think of Scorsese, I think of his kineticism—filmmaking defined by boundless energy, daring edits, bold characters, and carefully managed chaos (often mistaken for glorification of his usually sinful subjects). At 72, Scorsese […]
Haunting, blasted landscapes. Crisp, lived-in dialogue. Sweaty, bellowing fat men. These and many other elements comprise the films of Joel and Ethan, but don’t begin to approach the totality of their vision. For more […]
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Inside Out (2015): Directed by Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen. Written by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley, from a story by Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del […]
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Dir. George Miller. Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nick Lathouris. Based upon the film franchise Mad Max created by George Miller. Starring: […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Based upon the comic series The Avengers created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Ex Machina (2015): Written and directed by Alex Garland. Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Sonoya Mizuno. Rated R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references, and some […]
Before The X-Files, Star Trek, and even Doctor Who, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone introduced science fiction and the supernatural to the American living room. Drawing upon modern concerns of technology, society, and politics, as […]