Companion explores similar territory to recent films like Blink Twice and Heretic. Immaculate is about female autonomy, ...

What do Steven Soderbergh's Presence and Michael Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror" have in common? We'll explain.

Thank god for Tony Rayns, whose commentary for The Undercover Man made me realize what makes Joseph H. Lewis's aesthetic so ...

We are not so much expected to understand Eraserhead, but accept that the film is a Lynchian journey into the struggle of ...

Harakiri is, as of writing this, the highest rated movie on Letterboxd. For good reason, it’s a gorgeous, thought-provoking film that has a lot to say about the world. I think most people who write ...

The Brutalist’s opening scene establishes László Tóth’s arrival to America by way of Ellis Island, in 1947. He is, like the millions before and after him, an immigrant with a dream. Contrasting László ...

Think of what happens at the Nickel Academy as a microcosm of America. It’s a classic storytelling technique: you shrink the scope of the story down to something far more intimate but use it as a ...

This is a live list where I rank the movies of 2025. If something isn’t on the list, I haven’t seen it. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. The movies within a category are in alphabetical order. I ...

Wolf Man’s major themes have to do with parents and children, specifically around ideas of communication and trauma. Blake’s dad loved him but communicated it horribly and that scarred Blake. On the ...