1917: One Shot
Sam Mendes’ war films like Jarhead and the current 1917 have tried to replicate the visceral thrill and horror of combat without glorifying it....
The Best Lead Performances of 2019
It’s official: I am better than the BAFTAs or the Golden Globes. The British voters nominated entirely white actors for their acting awards, making...
In Fabric: Killer Outfit
There’s no getting around this: In Fabric is about a dress that kills everyone who wears it. Much like Quentin Dupieux’s Rubber (which is...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2019
I have one caveat to share as I go through this annual feature. I relegated Robert Pattinson’s performance in The King to the honorable...
The Top 10
I have achieved gender parity! Look at the list below, and you’ll find five movies directed by men and five directed by women. On...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2019
Arguably my favorite annually recurring feature is this one in which I compile the best movie dialogue of 2019. If you’re new to this...
Little Women: Forward March
We now have five Hollywood feature film adaptations of Little Women stretching back to 1933, to say nothing of other media that include a...
Uncut Gems: Howard’s End
Sometimes, it’s really fun to be the guy saying that the Christmas movie riding a wave of positive buzz is terrible. Uncut Gems is...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2019
If you need hope for the future of diversity in cinema, just look at the pictures accompanying my annual list of the directors who...
Bombshell: What Ailes You
In last year’s documentary Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, Glenn Beck, of all people, shared a story about what the Fox...
