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12 Days of Christmas: The Merry Melancholy of 12 Christmas Classics

12 Days of Christmas: The Merry Melancholy of 12 Christmas Classics

Nathan's Top 25 Films of 2023

Nathan's Top 25 Films of 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Christmas Movies

The Ultimate Guide to Christmas Movies

Godzilla Minus One: Bringing the Humanity Back to Monster Movies

Godzilla Minus One: Bringing the Humanity Back to Monster Movies

Selfish Love in Killers of the Flower Moon and Anatomy of a Fall

Selfish Love in Killers of the Flower Moon and Anatomy of a Fall

The Will Smith List: Songs that Slap from Movies and TV

The Will Smith List: Songs that Slap from Movies and TV

Nathan's Top 25 Film's of 2022

Nathan's Top 25 Film's of 2022

Nope: A Culture of Spectacular Tragedy

Nope: A Culture of Spectacular Tragedy

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: One Part of the Whole

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: One Part of the Whole

Superheroes and Multiverses, Part 1—The Zeitgeist

Superheroes and Multiverses, Part 1—The Zeitgeist

Station Eleven: Why the Adaptation of the 2014 Novel is Some of the Best TV in Years

Station Eleven: Why the Adaptation of the 2014 Novel is Some of the Best TV in Years

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" and the Slippery Slope that is the MCU

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" and the Slippery Slope that is the MCU

Nostalgia for 1960s Britain

Nostalgia for 1960s Britain

Mass: Tiny Wars and Insurmountable Grace

Mass: Tiny Wars and Insurmountable Grace

The Green Knight and the Search for Honor

The Green Knight and the Search for Honor

Pig and the Sheep: Grace Among Outliers

Pig and the Sheep: Grace Among Outliers

Human Dignity in Washington Heights

Human Dignity in Washington Heights

"Inside" - The Mind of a Generation

"Inside" - The Mind of a Generation

Family Resemblance in A Quiet Place Part II

Family Resemblance in A Quiet Place Part II

Silence in The Sound of Metal

Silence in The Sound of Metal

Mindfulness and Meaning in Pixar's SOUL

Mindfulness and Meaning in Pixar's SOUL

Tenet: Trust Your Gut

Tenet: Trust Your Gut

20 From the Last 20 - The Witch

20 From the Last 20 - The Witch

Why You Should Watch Hamilton, Even If You're Tired of Hearing About It

Why You Should Watch Hamilton, Even If You're Tired of Hearing About It

Rage and Forgiveness in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods

Rage and Forgiveness in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods

First Reformed (2017) - 20 From the Last 20

First Reformed (2017) - 20 From the Last 20

Incendies (2010) - 20 From the Last 20

Incendies (2010) - 20 From the Last 20

The Master (2012) - 20 From the Last 20

The Master (2012) - 20 From the Last 20

A Serious Man (2009) - 20 From the Last 20

A Serious Man (2009) - 20 From the Last 20

Disenchantment and Father Figures in Pixar's Onward

Disenchantment and Father Figures in Pixar's Onward

Emma: an Ode to "The Fixer"

Emma: an Ode to "The Fixer"

50 Movies That Make Me Happy

50 Movies That Make Me Happy

Most Anticipated Films of 2020

Most Anticipated Films of 2020

25 American Classics - Casablanca (1943)

25 American Classics - Casablanca (1943)

Spirituality in the 2019 Best Picture Nominees

Spirituality in the 2019 Best Picture Nominees

Little Women and Unexpected Futures

Little Women and Unexpected Futures

"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "The Thin Red Line"

"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "The Thin Red Line"

'Marriage Story' and Loss

'Marriage Story' and Loss

Honey Boy and Snap Judgments

Honey Boy and Snap Judgments

Parasite and the Overlooked on the Margins

Parasite and the Overlooked on the Margins

November Preview - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

November Preview - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

November Preview - The Report

November Preview - The Report

“A Hidden Life” Leadup - “Days of Heaven”

“A Hidden Life” Leadup - “Days of Heaven”

25 American Classics - Citizen Kane (1941)

25 American Classics - Citizen Kane (1941)

"Joker" and the Missing Punchline

"Joker" and the Missing Punchline

25 American Classics - The Wizard of Oz (1939)

25 American Classics - The Wizard of Oz (1939)

"Persona" - 1966

"Persona" - 1966

25 American Classics - "Gone With the Wind"

25 American Classics - "Gone With the Wind"

25 American Classics - City Lights

25 American Classics - City Lights

"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "Badlands"

"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "Badlands"

"Ad Astra" and the Prodigal Father

"Ad Astra" and the Prodigal Father

Criterion of the Week: "Punch-Drunk Love"

Criterion of the Week: "Punch-Drunk Love"

Top 10 Films of 2018

Top 10 Films of 2018

12 Days of Christmas: The Merry Melancholy of 12 Christmas Classics

Nathan's Top 25 Films of 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Christmas Movies

Godzilla Minus One: Bringing the Humanity Back to Monster Movies

Selfish Love in Killers of the Flower Moon and Anatomy of a Fall

The Will Smith List: Songs that Slap from Movies and TV

Nathan's Top 25 Film's of 2022

Nope: A Culture of Spectacular Tragedy

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: One Part of the Whole

Superheroes and Multiverses, Part 1—The Zeitgeist

Station Eleven: Why the Adaptation of the 2014 Novel is Some of the Best TV in Years

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" and the Slippery Slope that is the MCU

Nostalgia for 1960s Britain

Mass: Tiny Wars and Insurmountable Grace

The Green Knight and the Search for Honor

Pig and the Sheep: Grace Among Outliers

Human Dignity in Washington Heights

"Inside" - The Mind of a Generation

Family Resemblance in A Quiet Place Part II

Silence in The Sound of Metal

Mindfulness and Meaning in Pixar's SOUL

Tenet: Trust Your Gut

20 From the Last 20 - The Witch

Why You Should Watch Hamilton, Even If You're Tired of Hearing About It

Rage and Forgiveness in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods

First Reformed (2017) - 20 From the Last 20

Incendies (2010) - 20 From the Last 20

The Master (2012) - 20 From the Last 20

A Serious Man (2009) - 20 From the Last 20

Disenchantment and Father Figures in Pixar's Onward

Emma: an Ode to "The Fixer"

50 Movies That Make Me Happy

Most Anticipated Films of 2020

25 American Classics - Casablanca (1943)

Spirituality in the 2019 Best Picture Nominees

Little Women and Unexpected Futures

"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "The Thin Red Line"

'Marriage Story' and Loss

Honey Boy and Snap Judgments

Parasite and the Overlooked on the Margins

November Preview - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

November Preview - The Report

“A Hidden Life” Leadup - “Days of Heaven”

25 American Classics - Citizen Kane (1941)

"Joker" and the Missing Punchline

25 American Classics - The Wizard of Oz (1939)

"Persona" - 1966

25 American Classics - "Gone With the Wind"

25 American Classics - City Lights

"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "Badlands"

"Ad Astra" and the Prodigal Father

Criterion of the Week: "Punch-Drunk Love"

Top 10 Films of 2018

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