VOD Spotlight: The Zero Theorem (2014)

You could be forgiven for not realizing The Zero Theorem existed. After all, to be blunt, for a Terry Gilliam film, it has surprisingly flown well under the radar. From most accounts, it appears to have been one of the smoothest productions of Gilliam’s career. Sadly—and perhaps a bit perversely—that has translated into one of […]

Favorite Films of 2013

I have done “Ten Best” lists in past years, but I always felt a little fraudulent when doing so. Even with as many films as I watched when I was writing reviews on a more regular basis, I still only was able to take in a fraction of the movies that come out in a […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: Black Irish (2007)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: True Grit (2010)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]