Perfect Movies: Back to the Future

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

Perfect Movies: Saving Private Ryan

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

I’m an American. That is to say, I’ve spent my entire life in the United States of America. Everything I … 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