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I’ll more than likely only write about films I like here. I don’t particularly like bashing films I don’t.
Cape Fear
1962 · OCTOBER 2026
Robert Mitchum. My dude. One of the greatest to do it. This film manages to back the justice system into a corner (maybe one of the earliest films to do that) so that our “just” lead (Gregory Peck) is forced to work outside of (or rather, tangentially to) the system that he upholds. What does this say about him?
Halloween
1978 · OCTOBER 2026
A lot of my favorite horror films spawned from this film. Thus, with all of its campiness, it still deserves high praise. Its atmosphere is lasting and strong. All these years later, it endures.
The Invite
2026 · OCTOBER 2026
It's like Scenes from a Marriage, but a little more sexual! Good stuff. Olivia Wilde's reset film after Don't Worry, Darling. However, the dialogue felt simultaneously natural and forced. Like forced-natural. Specifically from Wilde's character. I can't believe I'm feeling that Seth Rogen out-acted her.
Lost Highway
1997 · OCTOBER 2026
I needed a few days to process this one. Going into a David Lynch film, you expect to be uncomfortable, but I'm still trying to figure out where I land on it. I can clearly trace a line from this to Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko. The first time I saw Donnie Darko, I felt similarly conflicted before eventually growing to love it. I suspect this might follow a similar trajectory.
Bones And All
2022 · SEPTEMBER 2026
This is a rewatch, a deeply disturbing rewatch. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross deliver an otherworldly score, while Luca Guadagnino’s direction remains fiercely composed. The subject matter is dark and undeniably niche, yet stripped down to its core, it functions as a haunting metaphor for addiction. How lucky most of us are to be free from that particular hunger. How very, very lucky.
The Drama
2026 · SEPTEMBER 2026
Wow. The way this film weaponizes cuts to mimic internal anxiety is really interesting. These are two of the strongest actors we have working today at the top of their game. Great stuff.
Malcolm X
1992 · AUGUST 2026
It’s been said many times before but Denzel should have received an Oscar for this performance.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
1967 · AUGUST 2026
I decided to watch another Stanley Kramer film after having been floored by Judgment at Nuremberg. This one was a lot of fun. It plants seeds in your mind for how things will pan out, and then surprises you with surprising depth of character. Can’t help but compare it to Guess Who, with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher, and how much better this one is.
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · AUGUST 2026
Very moved by this one. Anytime concentration camp footage is shown, it's hard not to be. Beyond that, I found the direction fantastic. Judy Garland kills it. So does everyone else. I'm in awe at how complex the film is. Coming out 16 years after the war ended, The film's thoughts on the subject of guilt and innocence was astounding, as was the conclusion. Maybe it's because I love the subject matter (the banality of evil), but this one really got me.
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · AUGUST 2026
One of the most beautiful pictures ever made. I've been thinking a lot recently about the most beautiful images put to screen, and this was the first one that came to mind, so had to give it a rewatch. The parallels to Dune are interesting. I didn't notice the first time I watched this, since I hadn't read or seen Dune at the time.