The Best & Worst Films of 2016
Movies are assholes.
A Few Words On Kong, Teenage Grief, 10 Million Hits of LSD, The Plight of The American Indian, Hot Dice, and William Shatner
The latest report from the Recently Watched files.
Kong: Skull-Thumping Island
I love the smell of gorilla farts in the morning.
Princess From The Moon: The ‘87 Japanese Sci-Fi Fairy Tale You’ve Been Dreaming Of
A strange and dreamy trip into a science fiction past.
Brief Thoughts on Three Well-Received Films
Some things to say about Manchester By the Sea, American Honey, and Hidden Figures.
You’re Gonna Get In To Get Out
The horror that is white people.
The Birth of a Nation Is All Politics
The Birth of a Nation is the sort of film one — politically — feels he or she should support but which, well, one doesn’t due to its unignorable flaws. In that way, it is a lot like Nate Parker himself.
It’s Soviet Cinema Time! – The Cranes Are Flying & Letter Never Sent
In which we note the breathtaking cinematography of Sergey Urusevsky in two damn fine films.
John Wick Chapter 2: More Bullets, More Faces
John Wick returns to ask if, at long last, you would please be so kind as to hold on to these bullets with your face.
I Am Not Your Negro
Today, even though it doesn’t seem like it, there is hope.
Kubo and the Two Strings and the Loose Threads
Mumble, mumble forgiveness pass the nori.
Changing My Tune On The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
A movie I long ago misjudged to be kinda dull is in fact all kinds of fun.
The Salesman Cannot Come to Your Door
This is Farhadi’s special genius. He invites you into lives unfamiliar only to spin around the mirror in the last moments so you can see your own surprised face.
The Best And Worst Films of 2016, And A Few More Besides
In which I wander seemingly at random through the year’s movies, the good, the bad, and the in between.