Venice Jump-starts Oscar SeasonFor a few hours this morning, Metacritic editors did not appear to be doing their jobs. Or maybe it was Owen Gleiberman and Sheri Linden,...
Remembering Johnny DeppThe Cinema Le Champo sits on an indiscernibly pretty street in the Latin Quarter of Paris, near cafés with sidewalk tables, churches,...
"ROCKETMAN" reviewOne problem with liking film criticism is that you spend hours reading reviews instead of going outside, or making a decent lunch, or...
"AVENGERS: ENDGAME" reviewApart from the Inception-esque psychedelia of Doctor Strange, whose visual creations have to be my favorite of any blockbuster from the...
SXSW 2019 in ReviewAustin, Texas, the cosmopolitan state capital, plays host to the sprawling music, film and technology festival that is South by...
OSCARS 2019, AnalyzedWhen the Academy Awards aired in 2007, I had not seen any of the Best Picture nominees (all but one were rated R), I was oblivious to the...
"News from Home" @ the MetrographSometimes I think I’m not good at watching movies. Or that I don’t truly like watching them. I sometimes miss messages or metaphors that...
A Top-Heavy 2018 in Film, and a Disney Moment in History2018 was the biggest year ever for the American film market. Domestic grosses totaled $11.9 billion, 7.8% higher than 2016’s...
"Cold War" reviewThroughout the past week, awards prognosticators have speculated feverishly about the five directors who would be shortlisted for the...
Oscars 2019—The End of Phase OneIn what has become one of the most contentious and unpredictable awards seasons in recent memory, Netflix’s Roma has emerged as a...
