Film Reviews/Lists

Click the images below to see my reviews for these Oscar nominated films! Episode 35: 2024 Oscars Predictions & Best Films of 2023  

How do we process our memories? How do we wrestle with who our loved ones really are? How do we deal with revelations about our past? This film is an incredible example of this processing, wrestling, engaging with our past and the ones we spent it w…

Asymmetrical, yet perfectly balanced.  This quote about one of the church buildings featured here is a perfect summation of the feel of this film. It is impeccably shot, and I was blown away by the way Kogonada uses the space to both captu…

Help each other. Love everyone. Every leaf. Every ray of light. Forgive. The Tree of Life is a masterpiece if I’ve ever seen one. It is a truly visual experience, poetry for the eyes and ears. Nothing I say will really do it justice …

You know why this is my favorite tree? Why? 'Cause it's tipped over, and it's still growing. Empathy. That is why this movie was made. Empathy was it’s motivation and it’s result. To empathize with someone and their s…