I took many trips to movie theaters this month, prioritizing 35mm film print screenings whenever I could. That exposed me to my second favorite film of 2025 so far (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) as well as some absolute stinkers, both old and new. Continue reading

This month I saw both my favorite and least favorite movies of 2025 so far: clever horror-thriller Weapons and the Ice Cube-helmed, screenlife War of the Worlds. Continue reading

This month offered some out-of-the-ordinary moviegoing experiences. The TIFF Bell Lightbox ran a series of Canadian horror films hosted by Guillermo del Toro. Plus, lengthy flights to and from China forced me into the “iPhone cinema,” where I watched quite a few movies that were good enough to ignore how tiny the screen was. Continue reading

In June, I started reading books about film in earnest, which inspired a lot of my viewing choices. Continue reading