‘The Power of the Dog’ review: Benedict Cumberbatch is a hateful rancher in Jane Campion’s slow-burn western

When watching any western, it’s fair to expect gunslinging cowboys, small towns with a local watering hole, and a whole lot of horses. In the case of The Power of the Dog, audiences can expect a much slower-paced, intense, and…

5 Great Movies With Anachronistic Soundtracks

Anachronistic: belonging-to-a-period-other-than-in-which-it-exists. Anachronistic soundtrack: the sexiest kind of film score. Almost every movie uses its soundtrack to create emotion, feeling, tone, and texture. Historical films usually involve music the same way they do costumes: to help transport us to another…

Sofia Coppola’s Films Ranked

Sofia Coppola is one of our brightest and most talented directors, genre-hopping throughout her career with each turn offering something new. She has developed a distinct style over the course of her career, something that is keenly shown off in…

The Film Canon: Spider-Man 2 (2004)

What a world of difference there is between the superhero blockbuster of today and the superhero blockbuster of 2004. What a vast, vast world of difference. Consider some of the best superhero films of recent memory – Logan, Guardians of…

10 Years Later: In Defense of Spider-Man 3

Much like X-men 3: The Last Stand and The Matrix Revolutions, Spider-Man 3 was initially received as yet another disappointing trilogy conclusion during the mid-2000s. Given the tumultuous development of a planned fourth installment, it seemed that the third Sam…

Midnight Special Review

When Midnight Special begins, we see Roy (Michael Shannon), Lucas (Joel Edgerton) and Roy’s son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) driving down a darkened road. They’re intent on keeping a low profile, as Alton needs to get somewhere soon or else there…

TV Review: Fargo (2×03) “The Myth of Sisyphus”

In my review of Fargo‘s second season premiere, I criticized the season overall for lacking the wide array of quirky characters that was the first season’s most significant claim to fame. I was disappointed that unlike Season 1, Season 2 does…