“‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Reveals The Biggest Problem With ‘Game Of Thrones'”

How do you say “Denzel Washington is the coolest” in Shakespearean? Continue reading →

Review: Roman J. Israel, Esq., 2017, dir. Dan Gilroy

I liked Nightcrawler so much that I’m bummed I couldn’t like Roman J. Israel, Esq. more; I like Dan Gilroy, I like Denzel Washington, I like Carmen Ejogo, and I like Colin Farrell. (In case you don’t already know, I also like social activism and social justice.) This movie should have been a slam dunk for me. … Continue reading →

Paste Magazine’s 20 Best Performances Of 2016

I can’t stop writing about year-end stuff! And there’s more year-end stuff to come! Unsatisfied with writing about the performances I wrote about for that other “best performances” feature, I decided to write about five more performances for Paste Magazine’s own “best performances” feature. I I think I totally crushed it. You tell me.  

Review: Fences, 2016, dir. Denzel Washington

Is there that much difference between a play and a movie that it’s worth talking about? Yes, of course, but also no; it depends greatly on the movie in question, and that movie happens to be Fences, a film that’s based on a play and shot like a play and which ultimately feels like a play, but … Continue reading →