Nov 29, 2014 The Best Reactions to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Even after all these years — and those prequels — there’s still some magic left in the franchise.
Nov 28, 2014 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Promises A “Behind the Scenes” Look at Studio Ghibli Now that Studio Ghibli seems to be in a twilight stage of its existence, I’m doubly interested in Mami Sunada’s documentary.
Sep 29, 2014 Now It Makes Sense Why Space Captain Pirate Harlock Makes No Sense The high-profile animated film is currently streaming on Netflix in a heavily edited and diminished form.
Apr 16, 2014 Noah by Darren Aronofsky (Review) Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical adaptation serves as a bracing restorative for a story that has lost much of its bite over the centuries.
Mar 23, 2014 Reconsidering Darren Aronofsky’s Noah How two of my favorite critics made me reconsider a film that I’d originally dismissed.
Jan 23, 2014 Every War Movie Is a Pro-War Movie?! And what does a “thoroughly, effectively” anti-war film look like?
Nov 27, 2013 Review Round-Up: Isao Takahata’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya Studio Ghibli’s other master releases his first film in 14 years, a retelling of a classic Japanese fairy tale.
Aug 14, 2013 Why does Harvey Weinstein think Americans are too stupid for Asian cinema? The producer wants to give Wong Kar-Wai and Bong Joon-ho’s latest films his infamous treatment.
Jul 9, 2013 I Want This Wes Anderson “Special Collector’s Edition” Sitting on My Shelf Lovely, classy, simple, quirky, whimsical… A perfect match for Anderson’s inimitable style.
Jul 6, 2013 The Making of Pulp Fiction Vanity Fair reflects on the making of Pulp Fiction and I reflect on the spiritual experience of watching it.
Jun 30, 2013 Rest in peace, Black Belt Jones He left an indelible mark on martial arts and blaxploitation cinema.
Jan 21, 2013 Review Round-Up: Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color So far, the reviews coming out of Sundance have been exactly what I expecting/hoping.
Dec 16, 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson (Review) I was never not entertained. And I mean that in both a positive and negative way.