[The following post is not a review of The Last of Us Part II. Because I have not yet finished the game, I cannot offer a full, complete,...

Onward isn’t Pixar’s best effort (it’s difficult to compete with the likes of WALL-E, Up, and Toy Story 3), but it’s definitely the...

Ventured out to Metrograph to catch a screening of the gorgeous new 4K restoration of Fruit Chan’s Made in Hong Kong. This stylish,...

[Despite my best efforts, the following review contains MINOR SPOILERS (though most of them are only by implication); consider yourself...

Ventured out to Japan Society to catch a screening of Poem, the third and final installment in director Akio Jissoji’s Buddhist Trilogy...

Watched The Best Years of Our Lives on the Criterion Channel. The “coming home” narrative has been one of the most popular sub-genres of...

Although I’m still recovering from a severe cold, I ventured out to Village East Cinema to catch a screening of Keiichi Hara’s The...

My brother gifted me a one-year subscription to the Criterion Channel for Christmas, and since I was stuck in bed with a nasty cold all...

Characters created by H. P. Lovecraft tend to be driven irrevocably mad by incomprehensible cosmic knowledge. Nicolas Cage excels at...

[The following essay contains SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Both fans and critics of Netflix’s recent adaptation of Andrzej...

[WARNING: This review may contain VERY MINOR SPOILERS!] Ventured out to IFC Center to catch a screening of Weathering with You, yet...

1917 is a breathtaking technical achievement. Producing a “single-take” movie (even one as obviously stitched-together as this—not a...

Well, after roughly 117 hours, I have finally conquered Persona 5. My initial impression still stands: this is one of the most...

Started playing Persona 5 on the PS4. I’m only a few hours deep, but I’m digging it so far. In terms of gameplay, it follows the classic...

[The following review contains VERY MINOR SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Much like the cosmos itself, developer Mobius Digital’s Outer...

The Mandalorian represents everything that I love about Star Wars. From the shadowy hallways of Jabba the Hutt’s palace to the bustling...

[SPOILERS BELOW! You have been warned.] I know it’s faithful to the source material, but Muschietti really shouldn’t have brought back...

[The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Well, to quote the late Orson Krennic: “We were on the verge of...

Following Rutger Hauer’s death earlier this year, I bought several of his more obscure films, and tonight, I finally got around to...

Nowadays, Wait Until Dark is seldom ranked among the best thrillers ever made, even though it absolutely earns a spot on such a list....