Pay All Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain – Mank

By all accounts, Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films of all time, if not the greatest. Twice the American Film Institute has named it #1 on their list of the 100 best films. It's on numerous "best of" lists from renowned film critics. It's one of only three films to have a perfect … Continue reading Pay All Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain – Mank →

It’s Always Been About the Journey and the Companions – Tolkien

This is a review I've been waiting to write for a long time. In a weird way it makes a sort of logical sense. Tolkien, the Fox Searchlight biopic about the author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" among others (and incidentally the first Searchlight release since the Disney acquisition), is not just … Continue reading It’s Always Been About the Journey and the Companions – Tolkien →