My Favorite Films from Each Year
On my final day as a thirty-something, I’d like to honor my favorite art form by singling out a great many films that have enriched my life over the past […]
Tag Archives: David Lynch
Crispin Glover on “No! YOU’RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance”
Even during my current writing hiatus, no force on earth could prevent me from interviewing Crispin Glover during his long-awaited return to Chicago. Whenever his name appears in the credits […]
Writing for Cinema Femme: Vol. 1
I often wonder whether my wife and I ever would have met had she not founded the site, Cinema Femme. It connected directly with a passion I had developed simply […]
Remembering David Lynch
The first David Lynch film I saw was “The Straight Story,” which is one of the most achingly beautiful films ever made. I was quite young when I first saw […]
Mystery is Better Than Truth: Lucian Georgescu and Barry Gifford on “The Phantom Father”
The following article was originally published on White City Cinema on April 5th, 2022. Sometimes the story behind the birth of a film is no less worthy of being made […]
Writing for RogerEbert.com: Vol. 9
2023 marks my ninth year of writing for RogerEbert.com, and though Indie Outlook remains on an indefinite hiatus due to other projects, I couldn’t resist publishing my annual compilation of […]
Indie Outlook Picks the 2022 Nominees
The more one is aware of how politicized award seasons are, the less one cares about who actually wins. Last year’s Oscar telecast was such a travesty that it left […]
Top 20 Films of 2022
2022 was, without question, the greatest year of my life. On July 1st, I married the love of my life, Rebecca, while surrounded by so many of our loved ones […]
Writing for RogerEbert.com: Vol. 8
As Indie Outlook comes to a close, at least for the time being, I have taken a significant hiatus from writing reviews and interviews for RogerEbert.com, in light of other […]
Indie Outlook: Tenth Anniversary
Last month, I had the honor of delivering the keynote speech at the Illinois Journalism Education Association’s All-State Journalism Team & Journalist of the Year Celebration in Springfield, Illinois. I […]
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