Darren Aronofsky’s Noah ruined my childhood, and thank God. Read More
Being a parent to a child requires an immense amount of hope, the internal flame of assurance that we human beings are capable of good regardless of our external circumstances. Read More
Baz Luhrmann does not give us a realistic depiction of a realistic light at the end of a realistic dock—he gives us a glimmering pulsing beacon of hope swimming in a sea of darkness. Read More
On Dune and Lost in La Mancha and adaptations that haven't been made. Read More
On the failures of the final two films in the Hunger Games franchise and internet fandom. Read More
Stephen King was no director. He didn’t have the cinematic vocabulary, the logistical training. He was a former English teacher, janitor, and gas station attendant. Read More
Modern audiences will hear echoes of that folk tale in the high-octane antiheroes of The Fast & the Furious film franchise, a series of films that has mystified some with its longevity. Read More