Some Thoughts, Even More Mistakes
Unpredictable races, momentum-swinging scandals, and aggressive campaigns have been the defining features of the 2025 awards season. After a couple of ceremonies where the bigger categories seemed locked up months in advance, the intrigue and volatility of the lead-up to this year's Oscars has been a bit of a welcome departure, even if the discourse … Continue reading 2025 Oscars: Predictions and Picks
“You have all these actors who have become famous for playing these characters, but they’re not movie stars. Captain America is the star, Thor is the star.” Those were the comments made by Quentin Tarantino in 2022, which added fuel to a debate that had been ongoing for several years. Long before these remarks were … Continue reading For Film Fans, It’s a Good Thing That Timothée Chalamet Wants to Be Great
In the simplest of definitions, Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain is a small movie with a lot of big ideas. It touches on family, loss, the weight of our past, and how we choose to deal with suffering, among other things. But, it remains grounded due in small part to its fairly simplistic, if circuitous, plot—and … Continue reading ‘A Real Pain’: A Touching Examination of the Complexities of Human Connection
Not A Real Person Yet 