'Thelma & Louise,' 25 Years Later

For Biography, I gave Thelma & Louise a second look. It came out in May 1991. Does it hold up? Mostly yes, but what's fascinating is how it plays with genre and gender. Hope you enjoy.

Happy Birthday, Roger Corman

The king of the B-movies turns 90 today. In his honor, I mapped out a partial list of the filmmakers and actors whose careers he helped launch. Without Roger Corman, there might not be Avatar, Lone Star or Splash. My piece is up at Biography.

Happy Birthday, Christopher Walken

The Oscar-winning actor turns 73 today, and in his honor I combed through his prolific career to pick his most indelible moments. Notice I didn't say "his most memorable films": With a guy like this, a performance in a music video is, I would argue, as iconic as some of his movie roles. You can check out my piece here.

'Taxi Driver' at 40

The movie that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1976 turns 40 years old today. For Biography, I discuss how Taxi Driver is still very much part of the cinematic landscape. (In fact, last year's Palme d'Or winner shares an intriguing similarity.) You can read my piece right here.

Happy Birthday, Diane Keaton

On Thanksgiving morning, my wife and I have a tradition of going to an animated or kids' movie to kick off the day. The funny thing is that this is actually an excellent opportunity to run into celebrities. Like the morning we went to the AMC in Century City and stumbled upon the wondrous Diane Keaton with some kids. (My wife and I were seeing Fantastic Mr. Fox. Not sure what they were seeing.)

Anyway, Ms. Keaton turns 70 today. For Biography, I look back at her career.

Billy Idol Is 60 Years Old

On November 30, 1955, the man who would become Billy Idol was born. Over at Biography, I look back at a career filled with memorable videos. Was there anything behind the image, though? Sort of. You can read my appreciation of the man here.

My Interview with James Vanderbilt for 'Truth'

In select theaters today, Truth opens. It tells the story of how 60 Minutes II tried to break the George W. Bush/Texas Air National Guard story back in 2004 -- and how it all went pear-shaped. Starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford as, respectively, Mary Mapes and Robert Redford, Truth got very mixed reviews out of Toronto, but I appreciated much of what writer-director James Vanderbilt was trying to do here. Much like his script for Zodiac, Truth is about subverting audience expectations and leaving things unresolved, open to interpretation. So, for Biography, I sat down with the guy to talk about all this. Hope you enjoy.

'Steve Jobs' Vs. Steve Jobs

For Biography, I examined Steve Jobs to see what its big takeaways are about Jobs himself. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin took some creative license, of course -- all filmmakers do -- and so I thought it would be fun to dig into Jobs' life story to see how accurate certain moments from the film are. (To be clear, this is not one of those "What this biopic gets wrong" pieces: I just wanted to compare and contrast between the film and the man.) My piece is up now.

Toronto 2015: 'The Danish Girl' Review

The Danish Girl seems a lock for a decent amount of Oscar nominations. But is it actually any good? For Biography, I reviewed the Eddie Redmayne-Alicia Vikander drama.