Even when I don't love a Robert Altman film, I find myself fascinated by them. As I've gotten older and I return to his movies at different ages, they seem to be totally different each time. That's not the...
Welcome to Film Nerd 2.0, an ongoing series in which I discuss parenting, media responsibility, and sharing my love of film with my now-four-year-old son Toshi.
Empathy is, in my opinion, one of the most essential th...
Welcome to The Halloween Weekend Read.
My body chemistry confuses me. Despite my height and weight, I am affected deeply by over-the-counter medications to an unpleasant degree. For example, when I f...
It has become near faux pas not to place John Ford's 1956 adaptation of Alan Le May's "The Searchers" at the top of a list such as this. But while cliches happen for a reason, succumbing to that kind of grou...
Meryl Streep's interpretation of Margaret Thatcher looks certain to land the actress her 17th Oscar nomination, bettering her own extraordinary record. But does it rank with her best work? Find out in our round-up of ...
Looking back over the past decade, no awards show gained more credibility in this period than...the Oscars? Yes, it's true. The venerable organization expanded its membership base, got younger (relatively)...
Things worked a bit differently at the very first Cannes Film Festival in 1946. The festival took place in the fall, for starters, while the top prize -- not yet named the Palme d'Or -- was shared between 11 films. Th...
