** out of **** We find ourselves in that time of year where films in which studios have no faith are dumped on the American public. The...

While I will stipulate that the story of Christ’s birth is perhaps the Greatest Story Ever Told, I maintain that Charles Dickens’ A...

I thought I had picked out the perfect week to take my vacation. The third week of October, I said, would be my favorite kind of...

Last week, like countless others, I was moved by the death of Michael Gambon, a British actor who did amazing things onstage and off. As...

To appropriate a quote from Tennessee Williams, “Sometimes—there’s Godot—so quickly!” But also, sometimes, life just happens, and you...

Prefatory Note: I acknowledge I can never understand the suffering women have experienced and continue to experience in instances of...

It’s been twenty laugh-filled years with what has been called “the Citizen Kane of bad movies.” In 2003, the owner of an irregular...

I was a prude. I really was. Well, perhaps prude is the wrong word. But I remember in sixth grade, one of our fellow classmates telling...

For this final week of May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I conclude celebrating my mentor and teacher David Henry...

In 1994, I took a pad and pen with me to the movies. I was ten or so and I wanted to keep notes and “review” them, just like Siskel &...

I came of age going to the movies at the turn of the century. In 1999, I was finally old enough to see R-rated movies and my friend and I...

Stephen Sondheim was taken from us in late 2021, but since his posthumous cameo in Glass Onion, the wildly uneven follow-up to Knives...

We were in a critical writing class at Bennington College, circa 2003, and a student was reading a paper that celebrated the then...

Just in time for Christmas, I share with you my top 10 Christmas movies. This, and other lists, can be found in the Hardcover or...

One of my favorite books growing up was Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide. Maltin is a highly influential film critic for writing only capsule...

For the next few weeks, I'll be sharing my favorite works of art. These are not necessarily my answers to "What is the best movie/tv...

As we have a few more days of watching spooky movies, I thought it appropriate to publish here some more alternative Halloween film fare....

As Halloween is just around the corner, you might be scouring the streaming services for your favorite scary movies, so, I thought it...

So, I’ve listened to all the counter-arguments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and I’ve watched all these re-brandings, reboots, and...