This article ran as part of this year’s LAMB Devours the Oscars series. In a rare change of pace for Oscar discussion, a technical awa...

John Malkovich is a name so synonymous with strange, or disturbed, or grotesque characters, that simply evoking the actor’s name is enough...

Roger Deakins is one of the finest cinematographers to ever work in film. He’s a master of isolating blues, unyielding yellows, dangerous ...

Following the announcement of the Oscar nominations last week, I offer my thoughts on my favorite work each nominee has delivered. Be sur...

As I said in my list of my favorite male performances of the year, I saw more great performances in 2017 than I did great movies. That is...

I saw more great performances in 2017 than I did great movies, so I’ve decided to bulk up this annual list to include (at least) 20 stell...

This was a strange year for me. I found myself not fully appreciating a lot of films most people loved in 2017, while loving a handful of...

I usually conclude my yearly wrap-up posts with a list of my favorite films that received a “rotten” score from Rotten Tomatoes, but I’m ...

Eyes Wide Shut is second to 2001: A Space Odyssey as my favorite Stanley Kubrick film. Which is to say, it is one of my all-time favor...

Everyone has directors they haven’t gotten to. Even a film freak like myself has gaps. For me, Jean-Pierre Melville was one such gap. In ...

The purpose of this series is to share my experience of making my microbudget feature film, Wait , while being as transparent as possible...

The purpose of this series is to share my experience of making my microbudget feature film, Wait , while being as transparent as possible...

The purpose of this series is to share my experience of making my microbudget feature film, Wait , while being as transparent as possible...

The purpose of this series is to share my experience of making my microbudget feature film, Wait , while being as transparent as possible...

The purpose of this series is to share my experience of making my microbudget feature film, Wait , while being as transparent as possible...