Eric Dane: “McSteamy” and Then Some
When Eric Dane first appeared on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Mark Sloan in its second season (episode 18), way back...
David Phillips has been a Senior Writer for The Contending from its inception on 8/26/2024. He is a writer for film and TV and creator of the Reframe series, devoted to looking at films from the past through a modern lens. Before coming to The Contending, David wrote for Awards Daily in the same capacity from August 2018 to August 2024. He has covered the Oscars in person (2024), as well as the Virginia Film Festival, and served as a juror for both the short and the full-length narrative film categories for the Heartland Film Festival(2024) He is a proud member of GALECA and the IFJA.
When Eric Dane first appeared on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Mark Sloan in its second season (episode 18), way back...
I sat around all last night with Robert Duvall and the responsibility of doing him justice living full-time in my...
Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë’s classic Victorian gothic romance, Wuthering Heights, begins with a provocation. We hear a man...
In the long history of cinema, there have been few actors like Bud Cort. While Cort’s resume may be modest...
My dad’s taste in movies doesn’t take long to describe. If Clint Eastwood or John Wayne were atop a horse,...
The premise of the Dardenne brothers' 2014 film, Two Days, One Night, is decidedly, and deceptively, simple. Sandra (the great...
2026 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, takes an inside look at the educational system of Russia...
There are things you realize when you sit down to write an obituary for a talented person who has died....
When Boogie Nights hit theaters with no small amount of pre-release fanfare, Paul Thomas Anderson was a relative neophyte director...
Director Joe Carnahan has two truly great films on his resume: Narc from 2002, starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric...