2011-12-31 19:17
The picture above is from the Q & A after a rare screening of Sidney Lumet's "Prince of the City" before the 30th anniversary of its release. For me, this was the best movie theater expe… Read More
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2011-10-25 23:45
At Indiewire's Press Play, here is my newest video essay for Michael Tolkin's great and under-seen 1991 film about critical thinking, God and the end of the world: "The Rapture". And I certa… Read More
2011-09-27 12:00
I present to you my video essay exploring the films of Roman Polanski that emphasize confined locations starting from his student films and covering five decades. I would like to call this m… Read More
2011-08-15 11:30
I am proud to present my video essay for what I consider a great film that hasn't quite gotten its due. Since it is a film which I feel I've been one of the most vocal champions for, I do ho… Read More
2011-07-06 02:13
So, for all those who haven't found out yet, there is a new, mostly video essay-driven blog founded by Matt Zoller Seitz, who has invited me to contribute. My first video essay marks the 20t… Read More
2011-04-17 17:51
I considered Sidney Lumet one of the great directors whose films shaped my sensibility when I was young and became interested in movies. So it was certainly a blow to me when he recently pas… Read More
2011-04-03 05:36
Abbas Kiarostami's "Certified Copy" is not necessarily a puzzle film that expects you to decipher its meaning, as much as I believe, a film that states outright that relationships and marria… Read More
2011-02-27 20:19
Since Oscar Day seems like the last opportunity to wrap 2010 up, I figured I would at least offer a brief review of my own. As you can probably guess, I did not think 2010 was a stellar year… Read More
2011-02-20 11:39
I figured this blogathon needed a video essay, so here's something I whipped up to help a good cause. I look at how Fritz Lang's "M" is viewed as the prototype for the film noir genre.This i… Read More
2011-02-17 11:21
Noah Baumbach's last three films have tended to stir up the same debate: How much is any audience member willing to spend with characters who have very obvious unlikeable qualities? I admit… Read More
2011-02-17 11:20
Throughout film history, many of society's social problems have been tackled by filmmakers, whether it be through protest, propaganda or more nuanced approaches. Writing about the last decad… Read More
2011-02-17 11:20
We are a few days from the start of the summer movie season, in which, week after week, Hollywood will release potential blockbusters with budgets that well into nine figures. Even taking in… Read More
2011-02-17 11:19
The fourth part of this series about the 00's takes a precarious turn into the discussion of films while focusing on the years 2006 and 2007, which produced many films that were more than wo… Read More
2011-02-17 11:18
One year ago today, I started this blog. 45 posts later, I realize that I might have something worth continuing and never imagined the incredible support I would get from readers, as well as… Read More
2011-02-17 11:17
(WARNING: There will be SPOILERS!!!)Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is currently the internet film community's Rage du Jour. Continuing a battle over the merits of Nolan as a filmmaker that… Read More
2011-02-07 14:47
Since we have such a slew of interesting new movies being released these days (please note I cannot write with the Sarcastica font), one of the new aspects on this blog will be video essays… Read More
2011-01-09 21:05
Yes, it has been nearly 5 months since my last post. If you couldn't tell by some of the job solicitation included with my last couple of video essays, finding paying editing gigs had become… Read More
2010-08-13 02:50
As with the last video essay I cut, I will let this one speak for itself in terms of what it is expressing. It almost seems a bit overwhelming for this to come out so soon after "The Takeaw… Read More
2010-08-03 18:12
After a month of build-up, the chapter I cut for this series has finally been posted. Now, some of you have the answer to the question: Why the hell I was given producing credit on this seri… Read More
2010-07-28 11:00
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2010-07-15 14:15
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2010-07-08 14:47
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2010-07-01 01:01
Here is the first part of a video essay series I was involved with (and was credited as a producer) for the Museum of the Moving Image. Hopefully, this, as well as some personal issues I wil… Read More
2010-06-30 13:50
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2010-05-06 14:06
I recently watched Werner Herzog's not-quite-remake (more like a riff) of Abel Ferrara's "Bad Lieutenant" and then revisited the earlier film the following night. Originally planning to writ… Read More
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