The Best Films of 2019-Editors’ Choice
2019 Year in Cinema The 2010s will always hold a special place in my heart as the decade when I developed my love of the movies and my passion for [...]
The 100 Best Films of the 2010s
Due to living in a time when online discussion of cinema tends to focus exclusively on the “film of the week”, just so individuals can feel as if they are [...]
Martin Scorsese Retrospective–Best Scorsese Films, Ranked
For 50 years now, Martin Scorsese has created an impressive roster of films. Without a doubt, Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest and most brilliant filmmakers to ever live. [...]
Rob Zombie Retrospective – Film Rankings (Worst to Best)
Rob Zombie; Hard rock icon, genre film enthusiast and one of the most unlikely auteur filmmakers of the 21st century. Zombie has forged a name for himself in the genre [...]
Quentin Tarantino Retrospective–Best Tarantino Films, Ranked
Quentin Tarantino's is perhaps the most celebrated filmmaker to arise in the last 25 years. It is insane to think that someone with so much caliber and pristine only has [...]
Fall Movie Preview 2019–16 Titles to Get Excited For
As summer is coming close to an end, 2019 has been a stacked this year with many great offerings such as Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", Nuri [...]
Michigan Short Film Round-Up (May 2019 Edition)
Short films just as feature films invoke emotions. Sadly there isn't much of a market for short films since there are so many of them, and people prefer to not [...]
Monsterpalooza 2019: Douglas Schulze’s Mimesis: Nosferatu
In 1992, a decade before Michigan took a great interest in film with tax credits and film incentives, and the growing accessibility of digital film technology that makes it even [...]
1st Annual Defacto Film Awards: Robert Butler’s Picks
To celebrate the Oscars, I am pleased to announce the Best of 2018 nominees and winners in fourteen categories. I selected the top five picks in the following categories: Best Picture, [...]
Road to the Oscars: Alfonso Cuarón Retrospective
Alfonso Cuarón is a pure filmmaking genius. He's directed a total of 8 very impressive feature films. I've seen every single one, and everyone is impressive in their own right. [...]