Lincoln

Few actors are as committed or talented as Daniel Day-Lewis. The actor remains famous for his use of the method acting technique. Contemporaries, such as Jared Leto and Jim Carrey, have also explored this tactic, but to mixed results and plenty of on-set mishaps. However, Day-Lewis’ professionalism and skill set him apart from the rest. […] More

With the 4th of July fully in swing, we want to know which films about freedom are your favorite? There are a lot to choose from here, and don’t necessarily have to be about American freedom either. Freedom is also a rather broad topic, so we’re very interested to see what you folks have in […] More

It’s hard to believe, but we are already halfway through the decade. It seems like just yesterday I was naming The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003), No Country for Old Men (2007), and There Will Be Blood (2007) my three best films of the aughts. Obviously, there is a lot to choose from. Looking […] More

Back in 2000, I put together my very first top 100 films of all time list after a rather exhausting and extensive two year period of watching just over 1000 films to bulk up my already solid film base. I started from A and worked my way to Z, watching films spanning from 1915 to the […] More

Welcome back to the Six Spot!  In case you’re new to the Six Spot, this is a column where I look at the cold hard facts to determine who or what would have been the sixth nominee of any given category in any given year.  Feel free to catch up on the heated discussion in […] More

For the past two years now, the New York Film Festival has unveiled a previously unseen Oscar contender towards the end of the fest in their Secret Screening slot. Two years ago it was Martin Scorsese impressing the masses with Hugo and last year it was Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln managing to live up to the […] More