Editor-in-Chief of The Film Stage.
Favorites = last four new-to-me 4.5+ films watched.
Favorite films
Recent activity
AllRecent reviews
More-
My Donkey, My Lover & I 2020
Taking a more natural interpretation of D. W. Griffith’s phrase by way of Jean-Luc Godard—”All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun”—Caroline Vignal’s disarmingly endearing comedy My Donkey, My Lover & I swaps a weapon for an animal and adds just the right amount of farce without losing sight of an emotional throughline. Hailing from the only country one would expect to deliver a high-concept rom-com where a donkey gets the top title billing, this French adventure may seem like a trifle on paper, yet Vignal and lead Laure Calamy find substantial charm traversing familiar paths.
-
Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Jennifer Connelly on that sailboat though.
The biggest jump in quality in a sequel… ever?
Popular reviews
More-
West Side Story 2021
Only Steven Spielberg could make a shot of someone standing in a puddle one of the most beautiful images of the year.
-
