“That doesn’t even enter my consciousness.”   From the opening moments of director Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme," with a jittery, sweat-soaked intensity and an anachronistic 1980s synth-pop score, the film announces itself as another entry in the Safdie canon. Featuring dynamic performances from its eventual leads, it falls into the "Uncut Gems" comparison of a propulsive man who mistakes unearned confidence for destiny. Like "Uncut Gems," the film is built around a protagonist who cannot...

"I kneel at the altar of the rational." In 2019, I was living in Austin, TX, celebrating the start of the holiday season by visiting my favorite movie theater chain, Alamo Drafthouse. A staple of the Austin area, Alamo has since become synonymous with cinephiles and decent food among loyal patrons. This particular visit, I pre-ordered a full Thanksgiving meal to watch Rian Johnson's newest whodunit, "Knives Out," complete with turkey, mashed potatoes, and a wine delivered to my seat by a...

"They say I fought like I have demons in me."  The boxing biographical film is a time-honored tradition in cinematic history. Often regarded as Oscar-bait for its central characters and the actors that embody them, sports flicks in general tend to garner a lot of attention for their realistic portrayals of underdogs giving everything they have to the sport they love. "Raging Bull," "The Great White Hope," "The Fighter," "The Hurricane," and "Cinderella Man" are just a few of the movies that...