There is not much that needs to be said about Tarantino. He has been one of the best doing it for almost my entire life.
Author: Michael Thomas
Ranking the John Cassavetes Films
Still Need to Watch: Too Late Blues, A Child is Waiting, Love Streams, Big Trouble
John Cassavetes was one of the very best and fascinating artists of the second half of the twentieth century. His work should be studied by everyone.
Ranking the Peter Jackson Films
Still Need to Watch: Braindead, Meet the Feebles, Bad Taste
Peter Jackson is a real interesting case. He’s clearly brilliant on some level, but he also has missed big several times. He will always have a special place in my heart because of The Lord of the Rings films though if nothing else. Continue reading Ranking the Peter Jackson Films
Ranking the Sofia Coppola Films
Sofia Coppola, to be reductive, is one of the greatest nepotism babies in the history of Hollywood. The biggest thing that I appreciate about Sofia is that she has a deep understanding of her lane and what she knows best about the human experience, and she capitalizes on that and mostly only that to beautiful art. Acknowledging limitations is difficult, but Sofia makes it look easy.
Ranking the David Fincher Films
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LAST: Mank
Ranking the Fast & Furious Movies
[COLUMN UPDATED AS OF 9/24/2023] Continue reading Ranking the Fast & Furious Movies
Ranking the Jordan Peele Films
Jordan Peele is one of the last people out there making original movies that are designed to entertain large audiences. As I am writing this in the summer of 2022, I am genuinely struggling to think of anyone else who is not somehow caught up in the IP Slop trap but who is also crafting mass appeal pictures. It is quite depressing, but he’s great at least.
Ranking the Justified Seasons
Our Justified Coverage
Ranking the Justified Seasons
Ranking the Justified Big Bads
Ranking the Appearances of Deadwood Actors On Justified
Top 11 Justified One-Off Appearances
The 10 Best Justified Supporting Characters
Justified was one of the most fun shows of this century. It is a rare television show in the modern that understands the basics of television programming (TV is supposed to be fun) but that you can still execute it so well that it feels like something more than just a way to get audiences to watch commercials.
Continue reading Ranking the Justified Seasons
Ranking the Justified Big Bads
Our Justified Coverage
Ranking the Justified Seasons
Ranking the Justified Big Bads
Ranking the Appearances of Deadwood Actors On Justified
Top 11 Justified One-Off Appearances
The 10 Best Justified Supporting Characters
Justified loved their “Monsters of the Season” structure for their show and employed it each season with minimal variation. This article will rank them. Continue reading Ranking the Justified Big Bads
Top 12 Justified One-Off Appearances
Our Justified Coverage
Ranking the Justified Seasons
Ranking the Justified Big Bads
Ranking the Appearances of Deadwood Actors On Justified
Top 11 Justified One-Off Appearances
The 10 Best Justified Supporting Characters
Justified evolved into a show that featured primarily serialized stories where very few characters of any significance popped up only once. Some of the rare ones who did though were genuinely great. Here are the eleven best examples of one-off characters on the show.
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