Archive - Burn the Reel

The Best Films of 2024

The films that broke the form

Dec 31, 2024 •

March 2024

"Dune: Part Two": The Cynical Epic for Our Times

The sci-fi sequel is awe-inspiring, but also hits more somber notes

Mar 4, 2024 •

February 2024

"Anyone But You" Signals a Quiet Sea Change

The Sydney Sweeney-Glen Powell Rom Com Passed $200 Million at the Box Office. That's significant.

Feb 27, 2024 •

December 2023

The Best Films of 2023

How do you live?

Dec 31, 2023 •

February 2023

"How to Be Single" - The Last Rom Com

How a 2016 Dakota Johnson vehicle signaled the end of an era for the studio rom com - and why we may never be able to go back

Feb 1, 2023 •

January 2023

The Best Films of 2019

A look back at the year

Jan 6, 2023 •

The Best Films of 2020

For an absolutely hellish year...

Jan 6, 2023 •

The Best Films of 2022

"My favorite thing about the movie is, like, it feels like a movie" - H. Styles

Jan 6, 2023 •

December 2021

The Best Films of 2021

My Annual Year-End List Returns to the Theater...

Dec 31, 2021 •

August 2021

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