Matthew Cole Levine

"The Laws of Inheritance" now available!

A new work of political horror...just in time for election year.

Mar 25, 2024

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The Greatest Movies: "Early Spring" (1956)

An unusually bleak portrait of postwar loneliness from Ozu.

Feb 13

The 50 Best Movies I Saw in 2025

Regardless of release date.

Jan 5

Revisiting My Favorites: Baby Doll (1956)

An underrated, controversial comedy by Elia Kazan.

Aug 1, 2025

Director in Focus: Spike Lee, "Do the Right Thing" (1989)

Continuing a series retracing the films of Spike Lee.

Jun 24, 2025

The Phoenician Scheme

Wes Anderson returns to the well, and this time around that's mostly a good thing.

Jun 13, 2025

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