The Unambiguous Niceness of The Phantom of the Open
There’s a whole lot of niceness in the air. Pop culture has seen a substantial influx of wildly popular stories that seek to uplift the spirit by showing kind people…
The bittersweet romance and reconciliation of Spider-Man 3
15 years ago, Sam Raimi became the first person to direct a complete trilogy of comic book movies. Despite the ever-increasing dominance of franchise films at the box office, nobody…
2022 Oscar Nominees – All My Writing
The Oscars are tomorrow! I've compiled all my writing on the nominees here. The ones on Ampersand LA are generally longer-form; the others are my preliminary thoughts on Letterboxd that…
A Bittersweet Slice of Homemade Licorice Pizza
At some point, every adult has dreamed of returning to the place they grew up at the time they grew up there. Filmmakers are the only ones in a position…