As the film Zone of Interest begins it is a fade to black, an entering into darkness. We awaken in a green field. We are near a water’s...

Hidden meanings lurking under the Mystic River.

Christopher Nolan loves to play with time. He’s been doing it for a while now in his films. Most notably with Memento, Inception,...

What are your favorite "comfort films?"

What makes a coward? What makes a hero? It is 1966. We are at the University of Texas in Austin. It is just before noon. There is a man...

The movie Parasite won Best Picture 2020. Not sure I agree, but I could probably say that about many Best Pictures over previous years. ...

Watch Klaus.

Short Documentary on Netflix. Imagine a group of American Muslims born and raised in Texas. A non-Muslim kid at school becomes their...

Joker hears a tune in his head like Edgar Allen Poe’s King of the Ghouls whose bosom swells and rolls as he yells and dances merrily...

Writing from my past I was reminded that I had once written a sort of defense of the Harry Potter series. So , I looked and found one of...

What is your taste for satire? Whatever it is, there are no small slices available in the movie, The Death of Stalin . To say this movie,...

Commentary and a link to the Screenfish Podcast

Currently streaming on Netflix. This was a creepy little venture. A group of friends are invited to a dinner party in the swanky hills of...

Max and I went to see Avengers: Endgame and really enjoyed it. This kid is a lot of fun to watch a movie like this with. He gets excited...

*SPOILERS* Finally watched Short Term 12 on Amazon Prime Video last night. It’s been in my queue for quite a while. Wow. This film has...

I had the great pleasure of talking this movie over with Steve Norton on his podcast https://screenfish.net . Check out our discussion...

We went to see They Shall Not Grow Old the other afternoon. It was 4 o'clock on a Monday and I figured the theater would be empty. It...

In 2016, HBO decided to make a long running adult-themed series called Westworld, based on the ideas of Michael Crichton. In fact,...

Currently Streaming on Amazon Prime. As far as dramas go, Robert Redford’s first foray into movie directing should not be missed. It was...

If you believe yourself to be a cinephile, one who loves movies, then you should definitely spend some time and watch this one. Currently...