Film Reviews

Film Review: “Annihilation” (2018) and the Radical Dissolution of the Self

Warning: Some spoilers follow. Some science fiction films are groundbreaking in the sense that they open…
Film Review: The Utopian Pleasures of “Black Panther” (2018)

Every so often a film comes along that really and truly changes the contours of Hollywood…
Film Review: “Phantom Thread” (2017) and the Dark Side of Desire

Some spoilers for the film follow. Apparently, 2017 was in some ways the year of desire,…
Film Review: “Star Wars: Episode VIII–The Last Jedi” and the Aesthetics of Resistance

For me, a new Star Wars film is always a cause for celebration. I would consider myself a…
Film Review: “The Shape of Water” (2017) and Subversive Desire

Spoilers Ahead I’ve been a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s work ever since I saw Pan’s Labyrinth as…
Film Review: “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Reveals a Broken America

For quite a while after I watched Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, I couldn’t quite figure out how…
Film Review: “Lady Bird” (2017)

Whenever a film receives a lot of praise from the critics, I’m always a bit skeptical.…
Film Review: “Wonderstruck” (2017) and the Joys of the Cinema

It’s become a commonplace to bemoan the glut of big-budget spectacles in Hollywood (and rightly so).…
Screening Classic Hollywood: “Anastasia” (1956)

I’ve always had a fascination with the legend of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the…
Film Review: “The Dark Tower” (2017)

I went into The Dark Tower feeling a great deal of trepidation. The reviews, as everyone knows, had…