Why the "how" is more important than the "what" when it comes to the "end of the world".

Notes on a gorgeous and humbling Irish anti-biopic from 2017

Titles 3 -10 on my Best Of The Year list for 2023

Some words about criticism and assessment, and the first two of my 10 best list for 2023….

A Nietzschean take on a 90’s Sci-Fi action flick that offers a revealing peak into current right-wing fears

a public art piece housed in a Chicago commuter train station teaches us about the enduring power of moving pictures

The final scene in French master Jacques Tati’s twilight feature about performance and spectatorship implores a new generation to discover the joys of Play and Creativity.

My notes on a cross section of releases for 2022

A few thoughts on cinema in other places, the wonderful voodoo of independent theaters and a cinema of pleading its case

The Flickering Knight’s best list for the year - with a cautionary introduction.

A look at the changing nature of representational empowerment.

Just a few examples of the top-down rethinking of Cinema's potential from its most brilliant innovator, who passed away this year at 91.

The difficulty of categorizing the trailblazing Writer/Director/Actor Elaine May, one of the most overlooked figures in American movies.

The ending of John Carpenter's Lovecraftian nightmare tells a rather stinging joke.

A breakdown of what I saw, what I observed, and what it suggests

A new Flickering Knight feature looking at memorable or noteworthy finales kicks off with a Three Stooges short that laughs all the way up to the clouds.

An examination of the increasing overlap between movie thrills and real life violence.

A fresh take on a familiar story and the value of older actors.

A look at the releasing challenges facing timely documentaries.

Looking at this 2004 documentary about a quirky New York eatery and its brash, philosophical cook.