Miyazaki makes the kinds of movies one doesn’t just praise, but cherish. For my money, he’s not just the greatest anime filmmaker; he eclipses pioneers like Walt Disney as the finest director to work […]
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 […]
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: 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., […]
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 […]
Howdy, folks! Well, with the Oscars now behind us it’s time I reveal my favorite films of 2014. I saw more films from last year (90 total, thanks to some January/February binge-watching) than any year […]
Having seen as many films as I did in 2014, I had quite an embarrassment of riches to cull through when it came to the acting. What’s surprising is that unlike last year, there was […]