Unrequited love can be the worst thing to happen to someone. People lose themselves when they lose someone. They form unhealthy patterns,...

Arrival is the film we need right now. It’s a movie about love. It’s a movie about life. It’s a movie about understanding each other; he...

I was recently having a conversation with someone about movies that make us cry. I mentioned my never-fail cry films (which I’ve written ...

Curtis Hanson made good movies before L.A. Confidential . The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and The River Wild are both effective, creepy ...

Andrea Arnold’s films are unique and bold, singularly realized. Heavy on story, emotion, and feeling; void of plot and convention. Her la...

One of the things I love most about Hank Azaria is his unpredictably. You never know what he’s going to do. If he’s playing an out-and-...

I’m on a serious Liev Schreiber kick right now. Could be because his excellent Showtime drama, Ray Donovan , is nearing the end of its ...

Ed Harris is one of those rare actors who can make most any film worth it. With his explosive intensity and furious emotion, Harris has l...

We’re a few weeks past the halfway mark of 2016, and before summer winds down and Oscar season heats up, I thought it’d be fun to list th...

Michael Mann’s The Insider is a smart, adult, corporate thriller that I gain more from every time I watch it. I remember seeing it in th...

I see far fewer new movies in the theater than I used to. Career focus, readjusted life priorities – but mostly, I can call the shots of ...

Michael Mann’s recreation of The Rumble in the Jungle is my favorite boxing scene in all of film. Mann’s insistence on mimicry is a big...

No matter what role Mark Ruffalo is playing, he embodies his characters so specifically, that he immediately convinces us that they’re a...

There’s never a bad time to watch William Friedkn’s The Exorcist . It’s as scary, smart, and engaging as it has ever been. The film is ...

“You think when you reach a certain age, things will start making sense. Then you find out you’re just as lost as you were before.” T...