The Best Movies of 2012
I discovered something quite distressing while prepping for this annual listicle. I made an initial pass through a list of movie titles from 2012...
Of an Age: Riding in Cars With Boys
Not a great deal happens in Of an Age. I’ve decided I’m okay with that. These days, all the coming-of-age movies are relegated to...
Ant-Man 3: Shrinking
There was a lot to unpack in Avengers: Endgame, but thinking about the character arc of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) made me quite sad...
Consecration Game
You know the drill with these Catholic horror movies: tons of bombast, fusty church backdrops, cheesy demon effects, conspiracies reaching into Rome, Latin words...
Women Talking: Voices of Change
I’m usually depressed by the unexpected Oscar nominations, but every once in a while, a pleasant surprise sneaks in. That would be Women Talking,...
Skinamarink: Alone in the Dark
The controversial movie of this January has been Skinamarink, and wherever film controversy is, that’s where I’m headed. Most horror movies become controversial because...
Saint Omer: L’Anatomie of a Murder
You may have noticed Saint Omer popping up on some film critics’ year-end Top 10 lists. I took in France’s entry into the International...
M3GAN: Hello, Dolly!
So, the trailer for M3GAN dropped this past fall, and everybody freaked out about the creepy talking and dancing doll. I did, too. A...
Best Documentaries of 2022
In the year’s best fiction film, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On describes a documentary to his grandmother: “It’s like a movie, but nobody...
The Best Lead Actors of 2022
I’ve got more women than men in this year’s list. That isn’t anything new — in some years, the men dominate the lead roles,...
