MY FIRST-EVER OSCAR VOTE
I’ve been watching the Oscars since I was a kid, and writing about them for decades, but this year…
‘ARMAGEDDON TIME’ IS BEAUTIFUL
The ability to remember details and summon emotions from one’s childhood is a gift, especially in the hands of…
MY TOP FILMS OF…
People love lists because they stimulate discussion and debate. I don’t enjoy compiling them because they are so arbitrary,…
AD ASTRA: ONE MAN’S…
Writer-director James Gray is nothing if not bold. He dared to tackle a non-cynical romantic triangle in Two Lovers and a…
MOVIES THE OSCARS OVERLOOKED
I hate the term “snub.” The idea that Oscar voters gather in a big tent and decide to ostracize…
The Immigrant
Writer-director James Gray makes consistently intriguing, provocative films like We Own the Night and Two Lovers. The Immigrant is…
