“The Best Movies of the Year: Seeing Things We Shouldn’t in ‘Decision to Leave'”

Park Chan-wook’s protagonists make a decision to leave; I’m banking on you all to make a decision to READ. Continue reading →

“Before There Was Vengeance, There Was ‘Joint Security Area'”

Someone said “hey, let’s put a Park Chan-wook film out on Blu-ray,” and I responded with “I will take a copy and write about it.” Continue reading →

A Life In Movies Blogathon

For those who have read this blog for a while (or who have read it very thoroughly in a minute passage of time), my interest in defining films that are personal and unique to my individual identity and perspective as a cineaste should be well known from my (admittedly minimal) Movies That Matter series to … Continue reading →