My Top 10 Films of 2022
Here they are, my favorite films of 2022! Overall, I watched 168 movies, my largest total to date thanks to a summer movie club and the benefit of no hard-and-fast deadline (and relevancy be damned!). […]
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My Top 10 Films of 2021
At last! My favorite films of 2021. Overall, I watched 157 movies, which is a little more than I usually aim for. For this list, I’ve counted films that had an original theatrical or streaming […]
My Top 10 Films of 2020
Here it is, folks… my favorite films of 2020. Overall, I watched 154 movies, enough to give me a good sampling of the year in cinema. With conditions the way they were, I’ve counted films […]
My Top 10 Films of 2019
And now, at long last… my favorite films of 2019! Overall, I watched 150 movies, which is about the upper limit I set for myself as an amateur film critic. I’ve counted films that had […]
REVIEW: Chappie
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) Chappie (2015): Dir. Neill Blomkamp. Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. Based upon the short film “Tetra Vaal” written and directed by Blomkamp. Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, […]
P.T. Ander-Thon #12: Inherent Vice
At long last, here’s my first take on P.T.A.’s 2014 film.
P.T. Ander-Thon #2: Cigarettes and Coffee
A look at the short film that launched P.T.A.’s career.
OBPC #82: The Hurt Locker, 2009
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Hurt Locker (2009): Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal. Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes. Rated R for war violence and language. Running time: 131 […]