Movies

The 2025 Watchlist: My Ten Favorite Things I Watched This Year

Lists! We’re obligated to make them!

Dec 18, 2025 • Ivan K

“Caught Stealing” and the Argument that More Filmmakers Should Make Movies

I watched a movie this week and I was very much entertained.

Dec 11, 2025 • Ivan K

Eddington is a Thanksgiving Movie

How Ari Aster’s pandemic conspiracy western shows what happens when the silos of American society are forced to crash into one another.

Nov 26, 2025 • Ivan K

A Ranking of Film and Television Genres By How Likely They Will Be to Put My Wife to Sleep

I’m not sleeping…I’m just resting my eyes...

Sep 25, 2025 • Ivan K

There Isn’t Time to make a Short film

On my latest film and the glorious impracticality of art.

Sep 11, 2025 • Ivan K

There Isn't Time to Watch Nickel Boys

Some thoughts on a modern American cinematic masterpiece.

Aug 14, 2025 • Ivan K

Should a Superman Movie Be Kid-friendly?

James Gunn's new DC superhero movie turned me into Helen Lovejoy.

Jul 15, 2025 • Ivan K

There Isn't Time to Celebrate Father's Day

In defensive of a pointless holiday and a celebration of Dadcore cinema

Jun 12, 2025 • Ivan K

There Isn't Time to Rewatch Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy

On summer blockbusters, the embracing of excess, and the magic of the movie theater.

Jun 6, 2025 • Ivan K

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