***Film Reviews (updated each week)
Brief Film Reviews list will be updated once a week. Post stickied to top of blog
Train Dreams (2025) – A poetic call to realism
Countdown to Oscars 2026 Train Dreams (2025) – 8/10 – A poetic call to realism Overall Train Dreams is a fascinating historical drama adaptation of a 2011 fictional novella …
Marty Supreme (2025) – Chase the stars, break the walls
Countdown to Oscars 2026 Marty Supreme (2025) – 8/10 – Chase the stars to break the walls Overall Marty Supreme is a sports drama based on the life of a …
F1: The Movie (2025) – A thrilling but flawed ride
Countdown to Oscars 2026 F1: The Movie (2025) – 7/10 – A thrilling but flawed ride Overall F1: The Movie is a motorsport drama about a fictional former F1 …
One Battle After Another (2025) – Fast-paced, ambiguous narrative that thrills
Countdown to Oscars 2026 One Battle After Another (2025) – 8/10 – Fast-paced, ambiguous narrative that thrills Overall One Battle After Another is an action drama that merges thriller …
LoTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – Grand Opening to a Timeless Epic
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – 9/10 – Grand Opening to a Timeless Epic Overall Every 25th movie, I rewatch one of my …
Beneath the City Lights – A Holiday Short Story
I wrote this short story for a fun event in a writing group I am in. My goal was to keep the story as genuine as I could for …
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – A Hollywood Golden Age Classic
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – 8.5/10 – A Hollywood Golden Age Classic Overall The Philadelphia Story is among the original romantic comedies, but it has aged well. Three classic …
Book Review of When Breath Becomes Air (2016)
When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir written by Paul Kalanithi while fighting stage 4 lung cancer in his mid-30s. The book is heartbreaking, but also illuminates his two-year …
Places in the Heart (1984) – Human Spirit’s Journey through Hardship
Places in the Heart (1984) – 8/10 – The human spirit’s journey through hardship Overall Places in the Heart is a period drama depicting 1935 Waxahachie, Texas. Director and …