IT IS ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!

well, i didn’t think that dragging myself kicking and screaming through over a half dozen either direct or indirect depictions of Christ in one Easter weekend would be as much a mental sacrifice as it’s been, but rest assured, i’m absolutely fucking wiped. i feel as though i’ve been tried in some grand gesture of penance. when i set out to complete this self-prescribed watchathon, i originally did so with the intent to learn more about cinematic…

while they are increasingly rare, there are pieces of art that speak with a form of directness that is both profoundly jarring and immediately connective. you feel them stop you in your tracks. you answer when they call. Anne Charlotte Robertson’s Suicide is certainly one such work. if you’ve ever had suicidal thoughts or struggled with ideation, this film not only immediately captures that invasive, romantic mantra that plays inside your head—it embodies it. the world around you continues to…

“when the union’s inspiration through the workers’ blood shall run, there can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun. yet, what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one? but the union makes us strong.”

Barbara Kopple’s American Dream is an in-depth look into the mid-80s Hormel strike in Austin, Minnesota. the film is blunt in its depiction of the fallout of Reaganomics and today serves as a benchmark glimpse into the now-crippling wealth gap that…

when it was announced that Robert Eggers’ next film would be a remake of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu, i was a little concerned. had one of my favorite—and arguably one of the best—living directors finally succumbed to making shameless cash grabs destined for Christmas Day release? fortunately, my apprehensions were quelled—or at least temporarily put to rest—by endorsements from people whose opinions on cinema i deeply respect. tonight, i had the chance to catch a 35mm screening at…

Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall is kind of what movies are all about. it flexes every muscle that separates cinema from every other artistic medium—beautiful visuals, otherworldly set designs, delightful effects, a crazy story, explosions, fight sequences, iconic character designs. this is pretty much the picture that would be next to “movie magic” in the dictionary. the film is just out there enough to keep you stimulated at all times, but grounded enough to not alienate any viewers. it’s one of…