Nominations for the 68th annual British Academy Film Awards arrived early this morning and in welcome news, the proceedings were topped by Wes Anderson's The ...
Perhaps one of the best pleasures to be had in doing any "best of the year" list -- regardless of the medium -- is getting the opportunity to pore over just h...
2014 has been an unusual year for movies, but nevertheless a strong one. For me, it started off in Sundance with a plethora of great films that lingered long ...
I'm happy to report that 2014 was a year brimming with standout blockbusters, worthy festival favorites, and surprising sleeper hits. I was most struck by the...
Not unlike the last few, this year has been one marked by change: more films of every size and scope released on VOD, bigger movies (budget-wise) in theaters,...
Top 10 lists from critics groups usually have a tendency to eliminate oddities and mellow out the field. But when you have personal selections, like many of m...
God, I hate this. Listing my 10 favorite films of any year turns into a kind of swirling existential nightmare faster than returning to my old high-school tow...
I don't want to label 2014 as a good, bad, or average year. I want to call it inventive, original, and delightfully dark. Whether it's doppelgänger paradoxes ...
Let me tell you: being a critic isn't easy. By the end of the year one has to rank their favorite films from the past 12 months. Plenty of films a critic may ...