Light from Light

MPAA Rating: NR Rating: ★★★★½
Release Year: 2019
Director: Paul Harrill

The Laundromat

MPAA Rating: R Rating: ★
Release Year: 2019
Director: Steven Soderbergh

Emanuel

MPAA Rating: NR Rating: ★★★
Release Year: 2019
Director: Brian Ivie

Top 20 Horror Films

For Halloween 2019, here is a list of my top 20 horror films.

Top 67 Films of the Decade (2010s)

In 2015, I published a Top 10 of the 2010s So Far. While my top 2 films haven’t changed—they’re my two all-time favorite films—the past decade has given us a smorgasbord of cinematic treasures. This list began as a top 10, then expanded to a top 20, then a top 25, then a top 50…then I added 17 more. And I still feel like I’ve left out some wonderful films. Truth, goodness, and beauty are expansive like that. Here is …

I Love You, But You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About: On ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and Adolescence

Think back to when you were 12 years old, likely the age you were in the sixth grade. It might help to pull out an old photo album or yearbook to see what you looked like then, drawing you back into the memories of your past self. What were your relationships like with your friends, your family? Who were the people most important to you? Were you attracted to anyone romantically? What were your favorite movies, books, music, and clothing? …