Thank god for Tony Rayns, whose commentary for The Undercover Man made me realize what makes Joseph H. Lewis's aesthetic so ...

What do Steven Soderbergh's Presence and Michael Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror" have in common? We'll explain.

We are not so much expected to understand Eraserhead, but accept that the film is a Lynchian journey into the struggle of being human.

It's easy to think about Harakiri as a critique of ancient Japan, but it's worth examining it as commentary on Japan ...

The Brutalist’s opening scene establishes László Tóth’s arrival to America by way of Ellis Island, in 1947. He is, like the millions before and after him, an immigrant with a dream. Contrasting László ...

This is a live list where I rank the movies of 2025. If something isn’t on the list, I haven’t seen it. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. The movies within a category are in alphabetical order. I ...

Wolf Man’s major themes have to do with parents and children, specifically around ideas of communication and trauma. Blake’s dad loved him but communicated it horribly and that scarred Blake. On the ...

Welcome to the Cinephile’s Guide to Film Noir. Here, you will find all the essential details about film noir for any budding cinephile who’s looking for more information on the film movement. French ...

Think of what happens at the Nickel Academy as a microcosm of America. It’s a classic storytelling technique: you shrink the scope of the story down to something far more intimate but use it as a ...