And here we are, two months into the year I am ready to wrap up the 2025 movie year! These things are always a labor of love (and a product of life circumstances) but it is always great to take stock of the previous year in film with some remove. We’re about a few weeks
2025 was a really fascinating year for movies. We got blockbusters, auteur vehicles, and truly sterling international films – it’s no wonder that it took me so long to narrow down this top 10! I am happy to report that with maybe one exception, this was one of the easiest top 10s I’ve ever put
Oh Aretha Franklin, it’s on days like today that I just want to say an extra thank you to you. Not just for your wonderful music and contributions to the art form, but by bestowing upon us one of the greatest phrases of all time: Great gowns, beautiful gowns. I say this because there might
It’s a nasty piece of work if you can watch it. Send Help, the latest Sam Raimi film, contains a wickedly vindictive spirit and showmanship that certainly will warm the heart of moviegoers this winter. Rachel McAdams plays Linda Liddle, a highly dedicated employee in the Planning & Strategy department of a large company. Despite
Happy New Year everyone! I hope that you all had a great New Year’s Eve and that 2026 will bring nothing but prosperity to you. As you know, it’s a tradition of mine to drop the list of my top 50 most anticipated movies and in looking at 2026, we might be in for the
There are few directors, if any, working today who can match James Cameron’s understanding of how to derive every emotion possible from spectacle. Now three films into his Avatar series, he continues to find new and thrilling ways to generate awe, invite emotional resonance, and visual depict action. So then why does Avatar: Fire and