Ranking movies is silly.
Everyone agrees on this. But lists are perennially popular, and a top ten “best” or “worst” list of movies from the past year can insp...
2016's Still Small Voice...
2016 ended up being a great year for cinema, though it seemed that so many films came crashing into the cinema right at the end, th...
A Big Year for Small Stories
I saw 63 movies released in the U.S. in 2016, and it wasn't the blockbusters that won me over. Granted, there were some I missed ...
With A Thankful Heart...
Oh 2016, you were an interesting one to watch. You introduced us to characters like Swiss Army Man, Ricky Baker and Florence Foster Je...
2016 Strikes... a Chord
"2016 strikes again!" Whether it was the rash of jarring celebrity deaths, the disquieting state of global affairs, or the most gawd-aw...
Ushering In The New Year With New Year's-Themed Classic Movies
Keeping with tradition, or its semblance, my year end list will once again forgo comment on the p...
For the Fools Who Dream... A Much-Needed Musical
DIRECTED BY DAMIEN CHAZELLE/2016
For a high-end lavish movie musical, there's something scrappy and imperfect...
DIRECTED BY DENIS VILLENEUVE/2016
Is the new science fiction blockbuster Arrival an overly gloomy look at things to come? Or is it a note of hope amid a despe...
Director Mel Gibson/2016
Hacksaw Ridge is the true story of Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield) who was the first Conscientious Objector to win the Medal of Hono...
