
Sidney Lumet, Victor Kemper, and DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Digging back into the American Cinematographer archives, here's a piece I wrote on Sidney Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON for one of Warners'...

STEP UP: ALL IN
Here's another piece for Talkhouse, this one on STEP UP: ALL IN...wish I had liked this movie more, but at least I got to profess my...

American Cinematographer podcast: THE WOMAN
Since we're coming up on Halloween, I'm going to be posting a lot of horror stuff this month. Today I'm putting up a link to my...

Ingmar Bergman, Cinematic Philosopher
Went to see GONE GIRL for a second time and am even further convinced that it is (a) one of the greatest American films ever made; and...

150 Movies You Should See Before You Die
Here's a list of my 150 favorite movies of all time, for those (few) who care. I did make one arbitrary rule here, which is only one film...

Brian Trenchard-Smith's DRIVE HARD
Today on Talkhouse, a piece on a delightful new film by one of my favorite directors, the great Brian Trenchard-Smith. Check out my...

David Fincher's THE GAME
Just got back from David Fincher's GONE GIRL, and I'll say it here and I'll say it now: it's not only the best film Fincher has ever...

Keith Gordon's THE CHOCOLATE WAR
Here's one from a while back: my piece on Keith Gordon's extraordinary film THE CHOCOLATE WAR for American Cinematographer. Read it HERE....

THE CONJURING podcast
Here's a podcast I recorded for American Cinematographer with THE CONJURING director of photography John Leonetti, who directed the...

The Strange Allure of Straight-to-DVD Sequels
A couple months ago I wrote a piece for Talkhouse on my obsession with straight-to-DVD sequels - read it HERE. #dvd #joyride #deathrace...