I’ve been writing film and pop culture pieces for years, so my work is stretched across multiple publications and platforms. Here are the highlights, all in one place, grouped according to type.
Entertainment Weekly
The best performances in every Steven Spielberg movie
The 25 best romance films of the 1990s
Every Alfred Hitchcock movie, ranked
The best Adam Driver movie roles
The 30 best Twilight Zone episodes, ranked
The best Jack Nicholson performances
The best horror movies on HBO Max right now (Jan 2023)
The 15 best Michelle Williams movie roles, ranked
The 15 best Jake Gyllenhaal performances
The best Ralph Fiennes performances
The major works of Edgar Wright, ranked
The 20 best family movies on Netflix
The films of Sam Raimi, ranked
The best original series on Disney+
The cast of the original Halloween: Where are they now?
Interviews/profiles
Jerry Maguire at 25: Comedian Diana Jordan remembers her botched big break (Ampersand LA)
The art of optimistic nihilism: Jessica Taylor Bellamy’s beautiful destruction (Ampersand LA)
Inside John Wilder: screenwriting professor reflects on eight decades in the entertainment industry (Ampersand LA)
Upside Down Kingdom releases debut album (The Horizon)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival commences 34th season –– includes interviews with Spike Lee and Adam McKay (The Horizon)
Switchfoot discusses Native Tongue (The Horizon)
Lists
Every Disney animated movie, ranked (ScreenSaved)
The top 22 movies of 2022 (ScreenSaved)
The top 21 movies of 2021 (ScreenSaved)
2021’s Best Picture nominees, ranked (ScreenSaved)
Netflix movie guide: triple features for self-isolation (The Horizon)
Every Taylor Swift song, ranked (ScreenSaved)
My best first watches of 2020 (ScreenSaved)
Every Aaron Sorkin movie, ranked (ScreenSaved)
The best movies featuring Hamilton alums (ScreenSaved)
The monumental musicality of Spike Lee (ScreenSaved)
Miscellaneous musings
Going to the movies feels normal again –– a reflection on the genre diversity of 2022’s early studio movies (Ampersand LA)
The refreshing nostalgia of new drive-in theaters (Ampersand LA)
Remembering the life and legacy of Stan Lee (The Horizon)
Debunking common Oscars myths (The Horizon)
Film Reviews and Essays
Tom Cruise’s self-aware movie stardom in Top Gun: Maverick (Flickering Myth)
The Darker Knight –– The Batman (Ampersand LA)
Everything Everywhere All at Once: an undefinable maximalist triumph (Ampersand LA)
A bittersweet slice of homemade Licorice Pizza (ScreenSaved)
Parasite perfects cinematic social commentary (The Horizon)
Memoria‘s existential sounds and silence (Ampersand LA)
Dear Evan Hansen, I’m uncomfortable (Ampersand LA)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire paints a vivid picture of romance (The Horizon)
The bittersweet romance and reconciliation of Spider-Man 3 (ScreenSaved)
Last Night in Soho: another fun, flawed genre-bender from Edgar Wright (Ampersand LA)
Don’t Look Up: lukewarm satire for a burning world (Ampersand LA)
The Power of a second viewing –– The Power of the Dog (Ampersand LA)
The unambiguous niceness of The Phantom of the Open (ScreenSaved)
The worst romance in the world –– The Worst Person in the World (Ampersand LA)
Moonfall‘s earnest delights (Ampersand LA)
Jordan Peele avoids sophomore slump with Us (The Horizon)
A tale of two West Side Stories (Ampersand LA)
Flee‘s curious lack of curiosity (Ampersand LA)
Deep Water: the things we do for love (Ampersand LA)
Aquaman delivers DC its biggest hit yet (The Horizon)
Halloween Kills itself (Ampersand LA)
Tim Burton disappoints with Dumbo remake (The Horizon)
Shazam! electrifies with adolescent adventure (The Horizon)
45 years later, Jaws highlights American failure (ScreenSaved)
Music Reviews
The complete guide to Jack Antonoff’s musical multiverse (ScreenSaved)
thank u, next is more than the sum of its parts –– thank u, next by Ariana Grande (The Horizon)
The 1975 explore modernity and the internet on new album –– A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships by The 1975 (The Horizon)
