David Phillips’ Best in Film 2025
The year 2025 has been a well-lauded turn around the sun for film, and reasonably so. This last calendar year ...
Tag: Michael Fassbender
‘Sorcerer,’ ‘Midnight,’ ‘Black Bag,’ ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,’ ’The Peacemaker,’ ‘Dark City,’ ‘Rock, Pretty Baby,’ On 4K/Blu-Ray
New 4K and Blu-Ray reviews. Sorcerer — 4K/Blu-ray Special Edition — Criterion Courtesy of Criterion “Both Apocalypse (Now) and Sorcerer ...
Top Ten Tuesday: The 10 Best Michael Fassbender Performances
Happy Tuesday, dear readers! Each week, we’ll rank the top 10 films in a specific category. While we aim to ...
‘Black Bag’ Continues the Fascinating Late-Career Run of Director Steven Soderbergh
After the twin financial failings of Che Part 1 and Che Part 2, Steven Soderbergh decided to take a step ...
Birthday Bash: David Fincher’s Top 7
Today David Fincher turns 62. Once a week, here at the Contending we will celebrate the birthdays of filmmakers, and ...
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