Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

In my rush to see more Academy nominees, I once again chose what was playing at a good time and was not a remake. I went in thinking, ...

Oof, already another movie longer than three hours —196 minutes, to be exact. I hadn't paid attention to that when I arranged the order;...

I knew I wasn't going to love this. Martin Scorsese fare is rarely even moderately enjoyable to me. But it is one of the most champio...

Mixed reviews kept me uncertain whether I would watch this—until I read a circa-New Year's column about the most important silver-screen...

Ah, Quentin Tarantino, one of the directors I have the most mixed feelings about. As a rule, I take his name as a warning yet find his movie...

It was high time I saw one of the latest nominees for Best Picture. OK, I saw this the day before they were announced, but the hype suggeste...

I saw half of this on a plane and forgot most of it. You'd think that would be the end of my experience, but an acquaintance has insiste...

Since my last silent viewing was a year and a half ago , I decided to give this priority. It would also help me get a better sense of direct...

As I predicted , I got around to seeing a second adaptation of the same Patricia Highsmith novel. I'm glad I waited, because I could no ...

I had an unusual reason for moving this to the top of my queue: At some point, I had rated it accidentally, never having seen it. Netflix, a...