Why Critics Hate the Movies You Love

The following is an edited transcript of the video essay above. You can subscribe to Jon in Theory by clicking here. When you think about a big-budget, blockbuster Hollywood movie, what comes to mind? For me, I immediately picture the…

Ford v Ferrari Movie Review: Racing history cruises with charismatic characters

One wouldn’t think it at first, but a key ingredient in most of the great leaps of American innovation is ego. Somewhere in the minds of the Wright brothers was the thought of holding their heads up with pride at…