Blade Runner: The Final Cut

My interview with Doug Cummings about Blade Runner is now live at The Matthews House Project.

Here is the link: MHP BLADE RUNNER

Toronto International Film Festival Wrap Up

My festival overview/wrap up is now available at The Matthews House Project.

Here is the link.

The Silence of the Sea

My comments about Jean-Pierre Melville's classic are now up at The Matthew's House Project. To read them, click here.

"R.I.P. Tony Soprano"

My thoughts on the series finale of "The Sopranos" are now available at "The Matthews House Project." Follow this link to read the article.

Offside

My latest film column, about Jafar Panahi's Offside and other Iranian films is now available at The Matthews House Project.

Munich, Contrarianism, and Effective Arguments

Later this month (February 16-18) Jim Emerson (Scanners Blog) will be sponsoring a Contrarianism Blog-A-Thon. Among the questions Emerson asked film writers to explore: what makes a good contrarian argument? I like this question for many reasons, not the least of which is that I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how reputation, marketing, and popularity affect our reception of commercial art and entertainment.

For the full column, click here to go to the Matthew's House Project.

Half Nelson

My review of Half Nelson is now up at Matthews House Project.