The Oscars are happening this weekend, so here are my own Academy Awards (winner in bold, other nominees listed in alphabetical order): Best Picture: Best Director: Best Actress: Best Actor: Best Supporting Actress: Best Supporting … [Read more...] about The 2025 Cinemayward Oscars
Top 25 Films of 2024
I watched over 400 films in 2024. This is an average of 8.3 films per week. I do not know how this happened. It was one of the fullest years in recent memory—I taught overload every semester, and taught summer courses too; my wife, Katie, completed a master's degree from the … [Read more...] about Top 25 Films of 2024
The 2024 Cinemayward Oscars
As the official nominees for the Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow, January 23, I'm posting my own list of nominees. These are not predictions (some of these films don't even qualify for the actual Academy Awards; some categories are of my own making) but rather my own … [Read more...] about The 2024 Cinemayward Oscars
Top 20 Films of 2023
I didn't write any film reviews in 2023. It's not because I've given up on film criticism. It's because I was busy being a professor, writing another book on theology and film, and attempting to be present with my family. And yet, I still managed to watch 300 films over the past … [Read more...] about Top 20 Films of 2023
Top 20 Films of 2022
The year of 2022 has been one of the fullest years of my life. In terms of vocation, my first academic book was published: The Dardenne Brothers' Cinematic Parables: Integrating Theology, Philosophy, and Film (Routledge). I also experienced my first full year as a professor of … [Read more...] about Top 20 Films of 2022