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Feb 223 minLicorice Pizza| ReviewWhat tends to characterize the films of Paul Thomas Anderson is their ability to present small-centered storylines in larger-than-life...
Dec 21, 20213 minThe French Dispatch| ReviewHas there been an independent filmmaker in the modern landscape of cinema more respected than that of Wes Anderson? It seems that every...
Oct 24, 20213 minAn Interview with Bay Area Film Critic and Journalist, Fernando F. CroceFor a while now, I’ve been following Fernando F. Croce on the film community website known as Letterboxd and have read many of his...
Sep 23, 20216 minAn Interview with New York-based Filmmaker, Cameron S. MitchellThis past summer, I had the exciting opportunity to take a virtual filmmaking class taught by a well-known expert in the field, Cameron...
Aug 18, 20212 minSeven Men From Now| Review92/100 In the Criterion Channel's August catalog for newly added films, included are a number of key films in the work of Budd...
Jul 6, 20213 minNightmare Alley (1947)| Review98/100 Much like Barton Fink in its critique of the movie-making industry, Nightmare Alley is a sociological critique on the egotism...
Jun 22, 20212 minReflections on Shoah| EssayShoah helps its audience truly comprehend the aftermath of the Holocaust. In the film's 9+ hour-long runtime, director Claude Lanzman...
May 26, 20213 minBarton Fink| Review93/100 There are certain nods to the idea of human purpose throughout Barton Fink that echo the ideas of filmmaking and the people...
May 5, 20213 minShadows (1959)| Review95/100 As with most debut films, Cassavetes made Shadows on a shoe-string budget accompanied by inexperienced actors. And similar to...
Apr 6, 20213 minAn Analysis of the Films of Frank Capra| EssayIn Sullivan's Travels, Preston Sturges pokes fun at the idea of the Hollywood elite living amongst the members of the working class, and...
Mar 29, 20218 minAn Interview with Mr. Peter CanaveseWhile in junior high, Bellarmine teacher Mr. Peter Canavese started writing his first set of film reviews. Over the years, Peter Canavese...
Mar 22, 20213 minThe Vanishing (1988)| Review65/100 --------------------------------------------MILD SPOILERS-------------------------------------- For a director like Stanley...
Mar 5, 20214 minOne Year Anniversary Post: Revisiting The Third Man| Review100/100 On the one-year anniversary of my website, I wanted to do something out of the norm. What better way than to revisit my favorite...
Feb 21, 20211 minNight and the City (1950)| Review53/100 By looking at my favorite films, you can easily point out my love for film noir. The Third Man, a staple in the genre, rests at...
Feb 5, 20216 minAn Interview With Mike D'AngeloIn 1984, Mike D’Angelo wrote his first review which was Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense for his school newspaper. Over the years, his...
Jan 21, 20214 minThe Graduate| Review94/100 In the wake of the immense popularity of the French New Wave and other foreign film movements during the 1960s, Hollywood...
Jan 5, 20213 minA Night at the Opera (1935)| Review96/100 Whenever a comedian of some sort decides to change their style of comedy, it comes with a forewarning of a potential disaster....
Dec 27, 20202 minThe Shorts of Buster Keaton| Collection ReviewThis counts as a summarizing review for basically every Buster Keaton film, except for Sherlock Jr. I'm not applying a score here because...
Dec 24, 20203 minMemento| Review56/100 Before I got extremely into film, Nolan was most likely my favorite director. Whenever I watch a film that I really admire and...