The Best Movie Dialogue of 2018
Here we are once again with my favorite recurring feature of my end-of-year coverage: The best movie dialogue of 2018. Ground rules for all...
The Best Supporting Performances of 2018
I thought I had something interesting to say for the introduction to this yearly feature of mine, but I don’t. These performances come from...
The Top 10
I’m in pain while I compile this. It’s true that every year, I find worthy movies that fail to make even the honorable mention...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2018
Oh, no! My Top 10 list is the start of my annual avalanche of movie coverage that exhaustively recaps all the movies I saw...
Vice: What a Dick
I stopped making box-office predictions for movies long ago, when I realized I suck at them. However, I’m making a bold one for Vice:...
Mary Poppins Returns: Go Fly a Kite
Okay, so Mary Poppins Returns is loud. That’s the first word that’s coming to mind. There are others, too: It’s energetic, boisterous, and overbearing....
Ben Is Back: Boy Addicted
Besides being a terrific young actor, Lucas Hedges is also the son of Peter Hedges, who is the director of such films as Dan...
Spider Mania
Twelve months ago, people saw the first teaser for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and the big news out of that seemed to be that...
Anna and the Apocalypse: O Zombie Night
“I’m flying, my feet won’t touch the ground / I’m ready for turning my life around,” sings the pretty, dark-haired schoolgirl as she dances...
Play The Favourite
Historians are divided over whether Queen Anne of England was actually having sex with her ladies-in-waiting. The society gossip of the time — and...
