3 days agoOscar Blitz 2023 — The HubWell folks, it’s time. The nominations are out, the vast majority of the films have been viewed, and I’ve gotten my lovely little tuxedo t-shirt out of the closet. The Oscar Blitz for 2023 has begun! There are going to be a couple changes to the coverage this year. First…4 min read4 min read
4 days agoLike, Follow, and Find My Mom — MissingBack in 2018, I named Aneesh Chaganty’s debut, Searching, as one of my favorite films of the year. …7 min read7 min read
Jan 21The Stand — Saint OmerThe best moments of Alice Diop’s narrative feature debut, Saint Omer, come when her avatar, Rama (Kayije Kagame) is forced to reconcile the parallels in her own life with that of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda), who’s fighting for her life in a court of law. Heavily based on the real-life…7 min read7 min read
Jan 13Playtime — M3GANIn my last video, where I declared the preview for the new horror film, M3GAN to be “ The Worst Trailer in the World,” I conceded that the movie would still probably be fun from the standpoint of unintentional comedy, but there was no way that it could be legitimately…6 min read6 min read
Jan 9The Title Says it All — White NoiseNoah Baumbach is a tremendous writer and director, giving us such amazing, thoughtful works as The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha, and Marriage Story. He has a very keen mind for interpersonal relationships and character study, probably why he and Greta Gerwig make such a great couple. As a…7 min read7 min read
Jan 8Tell Me I’m Pretty — CorsageLast year had a lot of moments that were not pleasant for me, not the least of which was turning 40. I don’t like feeling that my youth is now officially behind me and that, at best, I’m at the halfway point of my life. I haven’t accomplished nearly all…6 min read6 min read
Jan 6A Non-Swedish Meatball — A Man Called OttoI can’t believe I’d ever have to say this, but, man it has really been a down year for Tom Hanks, huh? He’s been in three films this year, and all of them are incredibly flawed for one reason or another. He was clearly the worst part of Elvis, thanks…6 min read6 min read
Dec 31, 2022Guess What it’s About — Women Talking“An act of female imagination” is the phrase Sarah Polley uses to describe her film, Women Talking. I don’t mean in interviews or press junkets, but in actual on-screen text. It’s a curious statement if you don’t know the context of the story. Between 2005 and 2009, in an ultraconservative…9 min read9 min read
Dec 30, 2022Get Busy — LivingThere comes a time in every person’s life when they wonder what sort of legacy they’ll leave behind when they die. This conundrum is the foundation for many an existential crisis, as we all take stock of ourselves and contemplate if we’ve done enough in this world to be remembered…6 min read6 min read
Dec 27, 2022Cocaine’s a Hell of a Drug — BabylonThere’s a moment late in Damien Chazelle’s new film, Babylon, that offers what feels like the one instance of pure honesty in the entire project. Jack Conrad, played by Brad Pitt, has gone from being the biggest star in Hollywood to yesterday’s news during the transition from silent pictures to…10 min read10 min read
