SELECTED ESSAYS + CRITICISM

All self-published essays and criticism can be found on my Substack

Slate:

Cowboy Bebop Is Netflix’s Latest Live-Action Anime Mistake

Vague Visages:

‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’: Subversion, Psychoanalysis and the Lasting Appeal of Demanding Art

Film Inquiry:

Stockholm: Finds A Perfect Balance Between Broad Humor & Sincerity

The Kid: A Bland, Disjointed Take On A Classic Story

Ash is Purest White: A Melancholy Tale Of Human Connection

Serenity: Baffling, Outrageous, But Excitingly Original Nonetheless

Close: Extremely Watchable, But Frustratingly Shallow

Rust Creek: A Tense, Effectively Executed Survival Thriller

Bird Box: Tonally Baffling, Neither Entertaining Nor Moving

Anime’s Mainstream Moment: Past, Present, & Speculation

If Beale Street Could Talk: Thematically Complex, Beautifully Shot, Impressively Acted

Outlaw King: Unfocused, Repetitive, But Not Without Ambition

Private Life: A Bittersweet Portrait Of A Couple’s Pursuit Of Parenthood

Cowboys, Classical Greek Art & America’s Founding Myth

Audiences Everywhere:

The Last Jedi Review: The Last Jedi is a Mostly-Successful Exploration of Morality and Legacy

Free Will and the Destiny in our DNA: Blade Runner 2049 and Gattaca

Atonement: Lies, Stories, and Art as Penitence - A Look Back at "Atonement"

Logan Lucky Review - Logan Lucky is Well-acted, Sharply-written, and Sweet

Ingrid Goes West Review - Ingrid Goes West Explores the Lunacy of Social Media Obsession

Lady Macbeth Review - "Lady Macbeth" is a Beautiful, Bleak Story of Desperation and Cruelty

A Look Back at Don Siegel's The Beguiled (1971)

Ghost in the Shell Review - Ghost in the Shell is a Visual Spectacle with an Empty Soul