Best Movies of 2023

As 2023 winds down and another banner year for cinema comes to a close, I’m recounting my favorite films released over the last 365 days, from new auteur-driven projects to anime, from romantic comedies to Godzilla. Click the links in the titles to read my full review of each movie where applicable. And thank you […]

Review: “Showing Up”

Lizzy (Michelle Williams) is an artist on the verge of a breakthrough—or a breakdown. Either path seems completely viable throughout Showing Up, writer and director Kelly Reichardt’s low-key yet incisive character study of a working modern artist. By day, Lizzy does administrative work for the Portland art school of which her mother Jean (Maryann Plunkett) […]