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Review: Sew Torn (2025)

It’s stylish and creative. Maybe a bit too much of a good thing but worth seeing. I reviewed Sew Torn for Ebert.

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“I think I’m a pretty good storyteller.” — John Sturges

It’s the birthday today of great and weirdly under-rated American director, John Sturges. One of the best parts about writing about the Criterion essay for the release of The Great Escape was getting to do a deep dive into the … Continue reading

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September 2024 Viewing Diary

My First Film (2024; d. Zia Anger) In my Top 10 of the year (so far). I reviewed for Ebert. Sweetheart Deal (2024; d. Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller) A very upsetting and beautifully made documentary, representing a decade of … Continue reading

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Review: Amber Alert (2024)

A re-make – sort of – of the 2012 film, directed by the same person. It has its good points, but then gets a little dumb. I reviewed for Ebert.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If … Continue reading

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August 2024 Viewing Diary

Tumbledown (2015; d. Sean Mewshaw) Allison and I re-watched this. I reviewed for Ebert when it came out in 2016. I really like it. Gosh, August feels like a long time ago. I was in New York for half of … Continue reading

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Review: The Wasp (2024)

The Wasp is wild. Two GREAT performances from Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer. I reviewed for Ebert.

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November 2023 Viewing Diary

After Everything (2018; d. Hannah Marks, Joey Power) In early November, I holed up in a cozy little house in Connecticut with Allison and Carol. I had to work the whole time, which was a bummer but the night was … Continue reading

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2023 films I loved, in no particular order

On my Substack, open to all: my Top whatever Films of 2023. Unranked. An eccentric sampling, featuring some of the usual suspects but, more importantly, pointing towards some lesser-known films which – for whatever reason – got lost in the … Continue reading

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Review: Cat Person (2023)

This is a weird one. I don’t want to assume everyone on the planet has read the short story on which this film is based but … let’s just say the short story was a PHENOMENON. In December 2017, you … Continue reading

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Review: Muzzle (2023)

I reviewed Muzzle for Ebert.

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