Top Ten Films: 2018

Things have changed.

Top Ten Films: 2004

(A “Then & Now” perspective.) Like my 2005 list, this Top Ten comes at you twenty strong, because that’s how I wrote it back in the day on my LiveJournal. And like last time, I’ll be adding my commentary about how the movies have held up 11 years later, because tastes change. Some of these […]

Oh, What A ‘Knight’!: Batman Meets The Bane Of His Existence

Here’s the thing — I like Batman. I like a guy who puts on a cape and cowl and goes out into the night to fight crime. I like the colorful, often kooky villains who bring mayhem to Gotham City. I’ve heard some say they like Spider-Man because Peter Parker is a nerdy everyman they […]

Writer, Lawyer, Soldier, Spy: 2011 In Suspense

(Movies discussed in this post: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Point Blank, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Source Code, Unknown, The Adjustment Bureau, Limitless.) Admit it: the suspense is killing you. You’re just dying to know what I thought of the year’s thrillers, aren’t you? Well, wait no longer. The mystery is unearthed below.