2024 was a year for checking out films that I missed, such as Nosferatu, Metropolis, La Jetée, Manhunter, and Cocoon;…
Ten Movies I Love
When you see a movie for the first time matters, so many of these were formative experiences for me.
But…
Movies Watched in 2022
An ongoing list of the movies I watched in 2022. I have ranked them based on how often I think…
A Mess of the 80's: Trilogies, Franchises, and Sequels
After watching Back to the Future for the zillionth time, I wondered where it fit within the great trilogies and…
Best of Sci/Fi (that I've seen)
All of my lists are works in progress. In a few years, I'll look at this and wonder what I…
The Movies of Wes Anderson
I'll probably watch Fantastic Mr. Fox it at least once a year for the rest of my life, so it's…
Movies Watched in 2021
How does one compare Dune and Sound of Metal? Re-watchability? Gut check? Popularity?
The 10 Greatest Action Characters as of 2022
I teach a film class at a midwestern high school, and in that class I ask my students to make…
What's landing in my English class?
In over 20 years of teaching English, these are the movies that continue to work with the high school set…
The Best (that I've seen)
This is a hot mess of a list that I will organize little by little over time. Does Cabin Boy…
Sci/Fi Mysteries
Blade Runner and Gattaca might take place in the future*, but they've got all the throwback noir details even down…