In-depth reviews of my favorite movies of all time.
Everybody knows that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is (along with This is Spinal Tap) the funniest movie of all time. I could go on and on listing all the funny parts, but, bottom …
I don't tend to like directors with flashy visuals. I'm a Hawks and Rohmer man after all, for me, restrained stylistics are a sign of a master craftsman with nothing to prove. At least that's …
If Hollywood films are all merely bits of magical mythmaking, then the musicals of the 1930s are their apotheosis. In a world of romantic comedies and westerns, it is not to much of a reach …
The A.V. Club, as part of its "New Cult Canon" series, recently published a piece on Hackers. While it correctly pointed to the impossible allure of a young Angelina Jolie's face, I felt that it largely failed to …
Occasionally an actor will turn in a performance so powerful, that it completely permeates every square inch of the film it is a part of. Usually, as is the case with a film like Last …
I've been having a hard time keeping these posts spoiler free lately, however, this post is a particularly grievous offender. Because I will be discussing a film, that, perhaps more than any other, one can only …
Warning, minor spoilers ahoy in today's review. Of course, if you have looked at the header image you're already halfway there, so you may as well keep reading. If claiming to love one director marks one's …
I'd guess the average amount of times I've viewed the films that make it into a My Favorite movies feature is probably around ten. Along with Dazed and Confused, The Adventures of Robin Hood is …
Everyone has their thoughts on who the best Bonds were. Some, inexplicably, like Pierce "coffee breath" Brosnan best. Others think the new guy has something more to him than washboard abs and the permanent expression …
Among the inner circles of my film graduate school, I am known for a few things: A almost fanatical devotion to Howard Hawks. An incomprehensible love of romantic comedies. The assertion that Chaplin's much vaunted pathos is …