Ethan Brehm
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‘Past Lives’ Didn’t Win the Oscar for Best Picture, But It Should Have
The 96th-annual Academy Awards just concluded tonight and Oppenheimer, expectedly, took home the award for Best…
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Is a Gripping Yet Obtuse Odyssey
While watching Beau Is Afraid, I couldn’t help but think of Pauline Kael’s review of Bonnie…
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Rome, Open City (1945) Is Anti-Nostalgia During Cinema’s Golden Age
“Anemoia” is the word you can use if you feel nostalgic for a time and/or place…
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‘Maestro’ Might Not Be the Leonard Bernstein Biopic You Want, But at Least It’s Not Misleading
In his grand quest to become the next Warren Beatty, Bradley Cooper is one of those…
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Disney’s ‘Wish’ Is More of a Vague Optimistic Message Than an Actual Movie
Latching onto millennial parlance while paying homage to the most dominant force in any genre in…
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Long But Has a Worthy Payoff
I’ve never understood people who complain about watching a 3-plus-hour movie yet are willing to spend…
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‘Dream Scenario’ Rambles Beautifully in a World That Lacks Diversity of Thought
Some have noticed the reason why Freddy Krueger is so scary is because he haunts you…
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Dashing Through the Snow (2023) Is a Cute Yet Incompetent Christmas Movie
Remember when made-for-TV movies used to have a stigma about them? Heck, remember made-for-TV movies, period?…

