The deck seemed stacked against Sam Mendes's 1917 from the get go. The trailer for the World War I thriller bared a heavy resemblance to Christopher Nolan's recent time-centric WWII thriller, Dunkirk, and the big marketing buzz focused on the fact that Mendes and legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins made the film to appear as if it were all … Continue reading 1917: From Afterthought to Awards Contender

This was an impossible task, one where great films likely didn't make the cut, and personal films triumphed. As I reached the top ten, I could feel the personal connection to the films I was discussing growing stronger, so I can attest this is definitely a favorites list more than some line drawn in the … Continue reading My 50 Favorite Movies of The Decade