Oscars ’25: AnoraThe long arduous process of making and hearing Oscars predictions has finally come to a close, and Anora has come out on top, hauling home…Mar 4Mar 4
“I Saw the TV Glow” ReviewA lot can happen in two years. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair was impressive but didn’t linger — none of it burned in your mind…Sep 2, 2024Sep 2, 2024
“Pearl” ReviewI’m coming to terms with the fact that Ti West’s films are just not for me. After the milquetoast X, I had high hopes for Pearl, as it…Jan 22, 2024Jan 22, 2024
This is the Barbie PostI left the theater last night feeling that we are blessed to live in a world where a film like Barbie is released as a blockbuster film…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
Summer with HongArmed with a MUBI subscription and a VPN, this past week has given me the distinct pleasure of mining for Hong Sang-soo films. Some…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
Is This All that Happens?I’m feeling disappointed after watching Mia Hansen-Løve’s latest, One Fine Morning. Hansen-Løve’s subtle directorial touch is welcome—and…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
Uncandy ValleyBizarre. The first trailer for Wonka, the upcoming Willy Wonka origin story featuring Timothee Chalamet, has been unveiled in all its…Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 2023
k-hole: The Gifts of Mark FisherWhen reading Mark Fisher — who took his own life on this day in 2017 — there is the occasional, inescapable, disconcerting moment of rhyme…Jan 14, 2023Jan 14, 2023
On Mastroianni’s BirthdayChronically worn, devastatingly handsome. Mastroianni charged his star power with an interiority that’s rarely been seen since. His…Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
“As Gratifying as This Dust Was”: On Ten Years of Kaputt and Dan Bejar’s WritingI would love to have heard Kaputt as it existed in 2011: a warning shot that signaled the zeitgeist’s newfound fascination with ‘80s…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
