10 Best Movies That Criticize Consumerism

Consumerism is the natural by-product of capitalism. Really, it’s the natural by-product of being alive: we all need things to … More

Perfect Directors: Robert Altman

I am an American. That is to say, I was born in, and have spent my entire life, in the … More

Let’s play a word association game. If I used the words creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and ooky, my guess is … More

Originally Published on September 11, 2019 For readers of this site, I have written extensively on the horror genre. While … More

Is this yet another Gen Y/early “Millenial” (ugh) article about the movies people of my age watched as children back … More

Many films have been made glorifying war: from Sands of Iwo Jima to American Sniper, American films in particular like … More

Crime. Thriller. Drama. Comedy. Western. All are well-worn genres in film but it’s rare to have them fit into the … More

Magical realism is a deceptively simple stylistic label that has often left artists floundering in their attempt to somehow create … More

There may be no more perfect comedy configuration on film than the Marx Brothers. I have had some dark days in … More

Do androids dream of electric sheep? This question–the title of Philip K. Dick’s novel that serves as the basis for … More

The Dude abides. But how? With the Gulf War raging in the background and as the slings and arrows of … More

It is a truth universally acknowledged that being a teenager sucks. Not objectively, of course: as an increasingly cantankerous adult, … More